Bioleaching of chalcopyrite in the presence of silver: Solids characterization

4th International Conference COPPER 99-COBRE 99

Volumn 4, Issue , 1999, Pages 83-96

  Alvarez, A ^a   Blazquez M L ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Salinas, E ^b   Cruells, M ^c   Roca, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYSTS; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MICROORGANISMS; REACTION KINETICS; SILVER; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; HYDRONIUM JAROSITE; MESOPHILIC CULTURES; THERMOPHILIC CULTURES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033489450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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