Biological oxidation of metallic copper by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-316

  Lilova, K ^a   Karamanev, D ^a   Flemming, R L ^a   Karamaneva, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. ferrooxidans; Biomachining; Kinetics; SEM; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOMACHINING; BIOOXIDATION; METALLIC COPPER; X-RAY MICRODIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COPPER;

COPPER; COPPER SULFATE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 34249781129     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21137     Document Type: Article

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