Correlations between reaction rates and evolution of corrosion pits in bacterial leaching of pyrite

Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

Volumn 112, Issue 2 AUGUST, 2003, Pages 102-108

  Ndlovu, Sehliselo ^a   Monhemius, A J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Corrosion pitting; Leaching; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PITTING; PYRITES; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

BIOLEACHING; CORROSION PATTERNS;

IRON METALLURGY;

EID: 0347409061     PISSN: 03719553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037195503225002691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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