Demineralization of coal by stepwise bioleaching: A comparative study of three Indian coals by Fourier Transform Infra Red and X-ray diffraction techniques

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Sharma, D K ^a   Wadhwa, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; demineralization; FTIR; mineral matter; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031034452     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02770804     Document Type: Article

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