Toxicity of flotation reagents to moderately thermophilic bioleaching microorganisms

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 2011-2016

  Okibe, Naoko ^a   Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Biomining; Flotation reagents; Mineral leaching; Moderate thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ACIDIMICROBIUM FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; FERROPLASMA; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; SULFOBACILLUS;

EID: 0036905482     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021118915720     Document Type: Article

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