Chalcopyrite concentrate leaching with biologically produced ferric sulphate

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1727-1734

  Kinnunen, P H M ^a   Heimala, S ^b   Riekkola Vanhanen, M L ^b   Puhakka, J A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Outokumpu Research Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Electrochemistry; Ferric sulphate leaching; Passivation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; PASSIVATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CHALCOPYRITE; FERRIC SULPHATE LEACHING; JAROSITE; SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

COPPER ORE TREATMENT;

COPPER; COPPER DERIVATIVE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; PYRITE; SULFUR;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER ORE TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; PASSIVATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CHALCOPYRITE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; JAROSITE; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR COMPOUND; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33744977223     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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