Silver catalyzed IBES process: Application to a Spanish copper-zinc sulphide concentrate

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 29-42

  Carranza, F ^a   Palencia, I ^a   Romero, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISSOLUTION; IRON; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SILVER; SULFIDE MINERALS;

AGITATED BATCH REACTORS; CHALCOPYRITE; FERRIC IRON REGENERATION; INDIRECT BIOLEACHING WITH EFFECTS SEPARATION PROCESS; SPHALERITE; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0030784103     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(96)00028-x     Document Type: Article

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