Bio-modulation of galena and sphalerite surfaces using Thiobacillus thiooxidans

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 62, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 121-141

  Santhiya, D ^a   Subramanian, S ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a   Hanumantha Rao, H ^b   Forssberg, K S E ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electrokinetics; Flotation; Galena; Sphalerite; T.thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; CELLS; FLOTATION; ISOTHERMS; MINERALS; PH;

BIO-MODULATION;

MINERALOGY;

ADSORPTION; FLOTATION; MINERAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0035341367     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(00)00048-X     Document Type: Article

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