Direct versus indirect bioleaching

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 177-185

  Tributsch, Helmut ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUBILITY; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

DIRECT/INDIRECT BIOLEACHING;

LEACHING;

EID: 0035254749     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(00)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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