Technical note studies on multi-metal ion tolerance of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 743-749

  Das, A ^a   Modak, J M ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Biooxidation; Hydrometallurgy; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON; LEACHING; ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; TOXICITY; ZINC;

BIOLEACHING; BIOOXIDATION; SULPHIDE ORES;

TERNARY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031177119     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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