Potential bioleaching developments towards commercial reality: Turkish metal mining's future

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 477-480

  Akcil, A ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioleaching; Biotechnology; Cyanidation; Environmental; Hydrometallurgy; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COPPER MINES; CYANIDES; HYDROMETALLURGY; ORES; OXIDATION; THERMOPILES;

BIOLEACHING; CYANIDATION; SULFIDE ORES;

LEACHING;

EID: 1142300305     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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