Biologically enhanced dissolution of a pyrite-rich black shale concentrate

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 2683-2695

  Tasa, Andrus ^a,c   Vuorinen, Antti ^b   Garcia Jr , Oswaldo ^a,d   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Iron oxidation; Pyrite oxidation; Sulfur oxidation; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; BLACK SHALE; INOCULATION; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SHALE;

DISSOLUTION;

IRON; SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; THIOBACILLUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0031259652     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376711     Document Type: Article

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