Bio reactor simulation and modeling for a gold bio leaching process

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 305-316

  Das, T ^a   Sen, P K ^a  

^a ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Bio leaching; Bio reactor; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GOLD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIOLEACHING; REFRACTORY GOLD;

LEACHING;

EID: 0034825430     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(01)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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