SEM and AES studies of chalcopyrite bioleaching in the presence of catalytic ions

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 825-835

  Gomez C ^a   Roman E ^b   Blazquez M L ^a   Ballester, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; LEACHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE;

PYRITES;

EID: 0043137567     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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