A novel mineral flotation process using Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3588-3593

  Nagaoka, Toru ^a   Ohmura, Naoya ^a   Saiki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD SULFIDE; MINERAL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; SURFACE CHARGE;

THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0032765988     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3588-3593.1999     Document Type: Article

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