Leaching capacity of a new extremely thermophilic microorganism, Sulfolobus rivotincti

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-366

  Gomez E ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Blazquez M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BISMUTH; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; IONS; LEACHING; SILVER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; SULFOLOBUS RIVOTINCTI; SULPHIDE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 0344718592     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(99)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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