Chemical oxidation kinetics of pyrite in bioleaching processes

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-41

  Boon, M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a KLUYVER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOLEACHING; BIOOXIDATION;

PYRITES;

EID: 0032027621     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(97)00072-8     Document Type: Article

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