The contribution of direct and indirect actions in bioleaching of pentlandite

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Zhang, Guangji ^a   Fang, Zhaoheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Pentlandite; Thermophilic MLY

Indexed keywords

CELLS; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; SOLUTIONS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOLEACHING; PENTLANDITE; THERMOPHILIC MLY;

BACTERIA;

EID: 27344457480     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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