The mutual effect of mixed thiobacilli and leptospirilli populations on pyrite bioleaching

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-205

  Battaglia Brunet, F ^a   D'Hugues, P ^a   Cabral, T ^a   Cezac, P ^a   Garcia, J L ^b   Morin, D ^a  

^a Bur Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCITE; COBALT; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY;

BIOLEACHING; BIOOXIDATION; COBALTIFERROUS PYRITES;

PYRITES;

EID: 0031996054     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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