Bioleaching of molybdenum from low-grade copper ore

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-440

  Nasernejad, B ^a   Kaghazchi, T ^a   Edrisi, M ^a   Sohrabi, M ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper ore; Molybdenum; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MOLYBDENUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; LEACHING; MINING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SOIL; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0032700294     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(99)00067-9     Document Type: Article

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