Studies on the bioleaching of refractory concentrates

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 389-398

  Breed, A W ^a   Dempers, C J N ^a   Hansford, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arsenopyrite; Bioleaching; Ferric leaching kinetics; Leptospirillum ferrooxidans; Redox potential; Sulphide minerals ferrous iron oxidation kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE MINERALS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; ENZYME INHIBITION; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; RATE CONSTANTS; REDOX REACTIONS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

BIOLEACHING; BUTLER-VOLMER EQUATIONS;

LEACHING;

EID: 0034312658     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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