Microbial removal of uranium in uranium-bearing black shale

Chemosphere

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Lee, Jong Un ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^b   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^b   Kim, In S ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Black shale; Soil; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; IRON; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; REDOX REACTIONS;

BATCH-TYPE REACTORS; BIOLEACHING; IRON-OXIDIZER; MICROBIAL REMOVAL;

URANIUM;

IRON; URANIUM;

URANIUM;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOLEACHING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXTRACTION; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID;

EID: 13844267676     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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