Pyrite oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans at various concentrations of dissolved oxygen

Chemical Geology

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 16-29

  Gleisner, Magdalena ^a   Herbert Jr , Roger B ^b   Frogner Kockum, Paul C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Batch experiments; Oxygen; Pyrite oxidation; Rate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION; PYRITE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29544432195     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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