Factors limiting bacterial iron oxidation in biodesulphurization system

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-21

  Malik, A ^a   Dastidar, M G ^a   Roychoudhury, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Inhibition; Iron oxidation; Metals; Solids

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; COAL; DESULFURIZATION; IRON; OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PYRITES;

SUSPENDED PARTICULATES;

MINERALOGY;

BATCH PROCESS; DESULFURIZATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; OXIDATION;

EID: 0347948376     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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