Biological extraction of metals: The rate-controlling step

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 155, Issue , 1996, Pages 229-241

  Batarseh, Kareem I ^a   Stiller, Alfred H ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioextraction; Bioleaching; Limiting; Metals; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; LEACHING; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PYRITES; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOEXTRACTION; BIOLEACHING; INTRAPARTICLE MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCE; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

BACTERIA; EXTRACTION; METALS;

EID: 0030439191     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449608936665     Document Type: Article

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