Bioleaching and chemical leaching as an integrated process in the zinc industry

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 591-599

  de Souza, Adelson D ^a   Pina, Pablo S ^b   Leão, Versiane Albis ^b  

^a 254 Departamento Geologia Centro   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Ferric iron; Ferrous iron; Sphalerite; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYSIS; IRON COMPOUNDS;

ROASTING; SPHALERITE CONCENTRATE; SULPHURIC ACID;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 34247279716     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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