Microbial extraction of nickel from Sukinda chromite overburden by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Aspergillus strains

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Mohapatra, S ^a   Bohidar, S ^a   Pradhan, N ^a   Kar, R N ^a   Sukla, L B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Aspergillus fumigatus; Aspergillus niger; Bioleaching; Chromite overburden; Nickel

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHROMITE; EXTRACTION; FUNGI; LEACHING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHROMITE OVERBURDEN; FUNGAL STRAINS; NICKEL RECOVERY;

NICKEL;

EID: 33845934547     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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