Novel biosulfidogenic system for selective recovery of metals from acidic leach liquors and waste streams

Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-24

  Johnson, D B ^a   Sen, A M ^a   Kimura, S ^a   Rowe, O F ^a   Hallberg, K B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid wastewaters; Metal recovery; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; PH EFFECTS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID WASTEWATERS; BIOSULFIDOGENIC SYSTEMS; ORGANIC SUBSTRATES; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

HEAVY METALS;

EID: 33845641006     PISSN: 03719553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328506X91310     Document Type: Article

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