Pre-treatment of a refractory gold sulfide ore by means of acidithiobacilli cells

Latin American Applied Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Chiacchiarini, P ^a   De la Fuente, V ^a   Donati, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Biooxidation; Metal recovery

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION;

BIOOXIDATION;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0037232359     PISSN: 03270793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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