Efficiency of copper bioleaching of two mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria isolated from chalcopyrite concentrate of Kerman-Yazd regions in Iran

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-184

  Mousavi, S M ^a,b   Yaghmaei, S ^a   Vossoughi, M ^a   Jafari, A ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COPPER; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COPPER BIOLEACHING; MESOPHILIC IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; THERMOPHILIC IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM;

BIOLEACHING;

BACTERIA; BIOLEACHING; COPPER; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COPPER; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; LEACHING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN]; MIDDLE EAST;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFOBACILLUS;

EID: 34248680463     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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