Continuous ferrous iron biooxidation in flooded packed bed reactors

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 559-564

  Mazuelos, A ^a   Romero, R ^a   Palencia, I ^a   Iglesias, N ^a   Carranza, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON MINES; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PACKED BEDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT; BIOOXIDATION; FLOODED PACKED BED REACTORS;

IRON METALLURGY;

EID: 0033133230     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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