Bioleaching of a complex nickel-iron concentrate by mesophile bacteria

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1251-1258

  Santos, L R G ^a   Barbosa, A F ^a   Souza, A D ^b   Leao V A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b 254 Departamento Geologia Centro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Particle morphology; Sulphide ore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; IRON ALLOYS; LEACHING;

BIOLEACHING; GALVANIC INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; SULPHIDE ORE;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 33748155731     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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