Bioleaching of a chalcopyrite concentrate with moderate thermophilic microorganisms in a continuous reactor system

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 100-111

  Cancho, L ^a   Blazquez M L ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Munoz J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous bioleaching; Copper flotation concentrate; Moderate thermophilic microorganisms; Silver catalysis

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GOLD; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; SILVER;

CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATES; CONTINUOUS BIOLEACHING; COPPER FLOTATION CONCENTRATE; MODERATE THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34250308778     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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