Role of corundum-adapted strains of Bacillus polymyxa in the separation of hematite and alumina

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Deo, Namita ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus polymyxa; Corundum; Hematite; Quartz; Selective flocculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044449653     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403231     Document Type: Article

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