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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Bioleaching of GaAs metal hydroxide sludge: a biohydrometallurgical alternative to conventional acid leaching.

Mareike Thea Fritze, Frank Haubrich, Anna Otto, Axel Schippers, Sabrina Hedrich

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Mareike Thea FritzeDepartment of Biosciences, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
Frank HaubrichG.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Halsbrücke, Germany.
Anna OttoDepartment of Biosciences, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
Axel SchippersFederal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany.
Sabrina HedrichDepartment of Biosciences, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The economically important metal gallium (Ga) is considered to be a critical raw material with a potentially high supply risk. The industrial semiconductor production process generates multiple waste streams that contain Ga in economically significant amounts. This study explores bioleaching for Ga recycling from a waste metal hydroxide sludge originating from industrial GaAs-wafer production. Previous studies have demonstrated that hydrometallurgical recycling of this sludge provides an effective approach for gallium recovery. Furthermore, it was shown that reducing the ferric iron in the leaching solution has a beneficial effect on downstream processing, enabling less consumption of chemicals. Based on these results, the present study investigates the potential of bioleaching using

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acidophilesbioleachinggalliumindustrial wasteiron reductionrecycling

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PMID42358260
PMCPMC13290815

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