Inhibitory effect of iron-oxidizing bacteria on ferrous-promoted chalcopyrite leaching

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 478-483

  Hiroyoshi, Naoki ^a   Hirota, Masahiko ^a   Hirajima, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tsunekawa, Masami ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite leaching; Ferrous sulfate; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COPPER; EXTRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; LEACHING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFURIC ACID;

BACTERIAL LEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; COPRECIPITATION; FERROUS IONS; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; JAROSITE; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

COPPER; COPPER DERIVATIVE; FERROUS SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRECIPITATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0033588122     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990820)64:4<478::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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