New information on the sphalerite bioleaching mechanism at low and high temperature

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-66

  Rodriguez Y ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Blazquez M L ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Munoz J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioleaching mechanism; Iron oxidizing microorganisms; Microbial attachment; Sphalerite; Sphalerite electrochemistry; Sulphur oxidizing microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRON METALLURGY; LEACHING; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS;

BIOLEACHING;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 17944402677     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00174-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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