Influence of process variables on biooxidation of ferrous sulfate by an indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Part I: Flask experiments

Fuel

Volumn 85, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2555-2560

  Mousavi, S M ^a,b   Yaghmaei, S ^a   Salimi, F ^a   Jafari, A ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Biooxidation; Ferrous sulfate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DESULFURIZATION; EFFLUENTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; OXIDATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOOXIDATION; FERROUS SULFATE;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746437996     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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