The kinetics of ferrous-iron oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans: Effect of cell maintenance

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-346

  Dempers, C J N ^a,c   Breed, A W ^a,b   Hansford, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MRT Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Batch processing; Bioreactors; Chemoautotrophs; Kinetic parameters; Maintenance requirements; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; IRON; OXIDATION;

BIOLEACHING;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

FERROUS ION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOENERGY; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0142058331     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(03)00113-X     Document Type: Article

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