Optimisation of the solids suspension conditions in a continuous stirredtank reactor for the biooxidation of refractory gold concentrates

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 70-77

  González, Ramón ^a,b   Gentina, Juan C ^a   Acevedo, Fernando ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Biooxidation; Bioreactor; Slurry

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IMPELLER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; SOLID STATE; SUSPENSION;

EID: 3042782620     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol6-issue3-fulltext-10     Document Type: Article

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