Intermediary sulfur compounds in pyrite oxidation: Implications for bioleaching and biodepyritization of coal

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 104-110

  Schippers, A ^a   Rohwerder, T ^a   Sand, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; FERROUS ION; PENTATHIONATE; PYRITE; SULFUR; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TETRATHIONIC ACID; THIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESULFURIZATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; POSIBACTERIA; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0032868537     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051495     Document Type: Article

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