Biooxidation of a gold concentrate in a continuous stirred tank reactor: Mathematical model and optimal configuration

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-42

  Gonzalez, Ramon ^a   Gentina, Juan C ^b   Acevedo, Fernando ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioreactors; Continuous biooxidation; Heterogeneous biocatalysts; Kinetic parameters; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOLIDS;

BIOOXIDATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR); MINERAL SOLUBILISATION; SOLID DILUTION RATES;

GOLD;

FERRIC ION; GOLD;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SUSPENSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DILUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANKTON; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 2342557040     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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