Suppression of microbial pyrite oxidation by fatty acid amine treatment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 75-83

  Nyavor, K ^a   Egiebor, N O ^a   Fedorak, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acid mine drainage; fatty acid amine; pyrite; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

PYRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FATTY ACID AMINE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0029667956     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05052-3     Document Type: Article

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