Comparative study on thermophilic and mesophilic biooxidation of ferrous iron

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Nemati, M ^a,b   Harrison, S T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; IRON; LEACHING; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOLEACHING; BIOOXIDATION;

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY;

EID: 0033890320     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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