Bioleaching of complex zinc sulphides using mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria: Comparative importance of pH and iron

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 293-303

  Deveci, H ^a   Akcil, A ^b   Alp, I ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Complex sulphides; K jarosite; Mesophilic bacteria; Thermophilic bacteria; Zinc sulphide

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BACTERIA; COMPLEXATION; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; FELDSPAR; IRON; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOLEACHING; COMPLEX SULFIDES; K-JAROSITES; MESOPHILIC BATERIA; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

LEACHING;

EID: 1942420323     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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