Microbiological Oxidation of the Waste Ferrous Sulphate

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 409-416

  Nowaczyk, K ^a   Juszczak, A ^a   Domka, F ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biooxidation kinetics of iron (II) ions; Ferrous sulphate; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347988141     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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