Effect of particle-particle shearing on the bioleaching of sulfide minerals

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 349-357

  Chong, N ^a   Karamanev, D G ^a   Margaritis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Bioreactor; Immobilized ore; Pyrite; Shearing; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; SHEARING; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOLEACHINGS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

COBALT; COPPER; GOLD; IRON SALT; METAL; MINERAL; PYRITE; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION;

BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; IRON; MINERALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFIDES; THIOBACILLUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0037027380     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10381     Document Type: Article

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