Bio-leaching of pyrite accelerated by cysteine

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 815-824

  Rojas Chapana, J A ^a   Tributsch, H ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cysteine; Leaching; Pyrite; Sulphur; Thiobacilli

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; IRON; PYRITE; SULFUR;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CORN; LEACHING; OXIDATION; POTATO; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THIOBACILLUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034104927     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(99)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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