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HeapSim: Modeling Heap Bioleaching Dynamics by Rodrigo Miranda is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a mathematical model for heap bioleaching implemented in simulation software called HeapSim. The model accounts for mineral kinetics, bacterial growth, oxidation reactions, gas absorption, pore diffusion, fluid flow, and heat transfer. It considers processes at mineral, particle, aggregate, and bulk scales. Key reactions include the oxidation of chalcocite, covellite, and pyrite by ferric ions, and microbial regeneration of ferric and acid. Mineral dissolution rates incorporate effe
- Author
- Rodrigo Miranda
- Language
- EN