The effect of growth medium of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans on pyrite flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-168

  Misra, M ^a   Bukka, K ^a   Chen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Froth flotation; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; CONTACT ANGLE; EFFECTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GROWTH KINETICS; ORES; PYRITES; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AC IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DEPRESSION; FLOTATION RECOVERY; PYRITE FLOTATION; SULFIDE ORES; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0030082919     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(96)00001-5     Document Type: Article

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