Growth and attachment of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans during sulfide mineral leaching

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-210

  Mirajkar, Yelloji Rao K ^a   Natarajan, K A ^b   Somasundaran, P ^c  

^a Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; LEACHING; ZINC ORE TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL LEACHING; SPHALERITE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0031207766     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(97)00032-x     Document Type: Article

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