A model for heap bioleaching of chalcocite with heat balance: Mesophiles and moderate thermophiles

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-41

  Leahy, M J ^a   Davidson, M R ^b   Schwarz, M P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chalcocite ores; Computational fluid dynamics; Heap bioleaching; Mesophiles; Modelling; Reaction kinetics; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

CHALCOCITE; CHALCOCITE ORES; HEAP BIOLEACHING; THERMOPHILES;

LEACHING;

EID: 33845972249     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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