Effect of activated carbon on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-94

  Nakazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Fujisawa, Hisashi ^a   Sato, Hayato ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Galvanic interactions; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PYRITES; REACTION KINETICS; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; GALENA; SPHALERITE;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 0032308921     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(98)00026-x     Document Type: Article

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