Surface characterization of bacterial cells relevant to the mineral industry

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Sharma, P K ^a   Rao, K Hanumantha ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biobeneficiation; Bioleaching; Suface characterization

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; BENEFICIATION; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERAL INDUSTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOBENEFICIATION; BIOLEACHING; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 16244373971     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403193     Document Type: Article

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