Semiconductor-Microbial Mechanism of Selective Dissolution of Chalcocite in Bioleaching

in the solution. Because of the existence of Fe, Cu, and S vacancies in real minerals, the atomic activity in the Cu-S bond and the Fe-S bond enhanced, and the reaction difficulty between chalcocite, pyrite, and electron acceptors in the solution reduced. The solution potential should be controlled at 600 mV or less to ensure the selective dissolution of chalcocite.