Bioleaching of acid-consuming low-grade nickel ore with elemental sulfur addition and subsequent acid generation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Salo Zieman, Virpi L A ^a   Kinnunen, Pävi H M ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acid consumption; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Bioleaching; Nickel; Sulfolobus; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LEACHING; ORES; OXIDATION; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SULFUR;

ACID CONSUMPTION; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOLEACHING; NICKEL ORE; SULFOLOBUS; SULFUR OXIDATION;

NICKEL;

NICKEL; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

ACIDS; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LEACHING; NICKEL; ORES; OXIDATION; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFOLOBUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS METALLICUS;

EID: 31444445490     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1354     Document Type: Article

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