Bioleaching of zinc and nickel from silicates using Aspergillus niger cultures

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-49

  Castro, I M ^a   Fietto, J L R ^a   Vieira, R X ^d   Tropia M J M ^a   Campos, L M M ^b   Paniago, E B ^c   Brandao R L ^a  

^a Esc Farmacia Nucleo Pesq Em C   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Geografia   (Brazil)

^c Univ F   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FUNGI; LEACHING; METABOLISM; NICKEL; SILICATES; ZINC;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0033691363     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(00)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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