Modeling and analysis of biooxidation of gold bearing pyrite-arsenopyrite concentrates by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1244-1254

  Chandraprabha, M N ^a   Modak, Jayant M ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a   Raichur, Ashok M ^a  

^a Indian Institute of Bangalore   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIOOXIDATION;

OXIDATION;

ARSENICALS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GOLD; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFIDES; THIOBACILLUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0042510417     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0257372     Document Type: Article

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