Bioleaching of heavy metals from a low-grade mining ore using Aspergillus niger

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 110, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 77-84

  Mulligan, Catherine N ^a   Kamali, Mahtab ^a   Gibbs, Bernard F ^b,c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MDS Inc   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Mining ore; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COPPER; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; PYROMETALLURGY;

BIOLEACHING; OXIDE LOW-GRADE ORES;

HEAVY METALS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; NICKEL; SULFURIC ACID; ZINC;

BIODEGRADATION; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; MINE WASTE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLEACHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METALLURGY; MINING; POTATO; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; IRON; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; NICKEL; ZINC;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 2942573008     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.02.040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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