Silver-catalysed bioleaching of a chalcopyrite concentrate with mixed cultures of moderately thermophilic microorganisms

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Gomez E ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Blazquez M L ^a   Gonzaez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL CULTURE; COPPER; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROMETALLURGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILVER;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE;

LEACHING;

EID: 0032801340     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(98)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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