Utilisation of native microbes from a spent chalcocite test heap

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 124-131

  Keeling, S E ^a   Davies, K L ^a   Palmer, M L ^b   Townsend, D E ^b   Watkin, E ^b   Johnson, J A ^a   Watling, H R ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Kinetics; Microbial leaching

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COPPER; GROWTH KINETICS; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS (DSM 583); CHALCOPYRITE; GROWTH CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL LEACHING;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 33746358207     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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