Beneficiation of iron ore slime using Aspergillus niger and Bacillus circulans

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1876-1879

  Pradhan, N ^a   Das, B ^a   Gahan, C S ^a   Kar, R N ^a   Sukla, L B ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alumina removal; Aspergillus niger; Bacillus circulans; Bio beneficiation; Iron ore slime

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; FILTRATION; FUNGI; LEACHING;

ALUMINA REMOVAL; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BIO-BENEFICIATION; IRON ORE SLIME;

IRON ORES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; IRON;

ALUMINA; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; FILTRATION; FUNGI; IRON ORES; LEACHING;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; FUNGUS; IN SITU TEST; IRON ORE; LEACHING;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; DENSITY; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALUMINUM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MINING; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CIRCULANS;

EID: 33745197107     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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