A structured model for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans growth on ferrous iron

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 310-319

  Nagpal, Soumitro ^a  

^a ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

energetics; iron oxidation; model; T. ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROWTH KINETICS; IRON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PH; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE;

ENERGETICS; IRON OXIDATION; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

BACTERIA;

ARSENIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; OXYGEN;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0031553667     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970205)53:3<310::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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