Bioleaching of spent fluid catalytic cracking catalyst using Aspergillus niger

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-170

  Aung, Khin Moh Moh ^a   Ting, Yen Peng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioleaching; Solid wastes; Spent catalyst; Two step bioleaching

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CELL CULTURE; EXTRACTION; FUNGI; LEACHING; PH; PULP; PYROLYSIS;

BATCH CULTURES; BIOLEACHING; CHEMICAL LEACHING; METAL EXTRACTION;

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; INORGANIC ACID; IRON; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLEACHING; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; METAL EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZEOLITES;

CATALYSTS; CITRIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; LEACHING; OXALIC ACID; PYROLYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 12344265740     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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