Role of iron-hydroxy precipitates in the passivation of chalcopyrite during bioleaching

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1117-1127

  Stott, M B ^a   Watling, H R ^b   Franzmann, P D ^c   Sutton, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; REDUCTION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITES; IRON-HYDROXY PRECIPITATES; JAROSITE;

IRON ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0034272815     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00095-9     Document Type: Article

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