Comparative study on the bioleaching of zinc sulphides

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 438-446

  Shi, Shao Yuan ^a   Fang, Zhao Heng ^b   Ni, Jin Ren ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial strains; Bioleaching; Electrochemistry; Zinc sulphides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOLEACHING; ZINC SULPHIDES;

ZINC SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29244472842     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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