Efficacy of chalcopyrite bioleaching using a pure and a mixed bacterium

Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing: Mineral Metallurgy Materials (Eng Ed)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-10

  Qiu, Muqing ^a   Xiong, Shuiying ^b   Zhang, Weimin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Mixed culture; pH; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans; Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; IONS; IRON; LEACHING; MIXING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUBSTRATES;

BIOLEACHING; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER BEARING MINERAL; MIXED CULTURE; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

MINERALS;

EID: 33646384634     PISSN: 10058850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60004-2     Document Type: Article

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