Ecology of acidophilic microorganisms and mineral bioleaching technologies

Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 784-788

  Zhou, Hongbo ^a,b   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a,b   Wu, Changbin ^c   Wang, Dianzuo ^b,d  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c China Ocean Mineral Resources R and D Association   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Acidophilic microorganisms; Bioleaching; Ecology; Mineral

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944443245     PISSN: 1006687X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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