Bioleaching of arsenic from medicinal realgar by pure and mixed cultures

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1265-1271

  Zhang, Jinghong ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Ni, Yongqing ^a   Yang, Xiaojuan ^a   Li, Hongyu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Bioleaching; Chinese mineral medicine; Realgar

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; IRON ALLOYS; LEACHING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; CHINESE MINERAL MEDICINE;

ARSENIC;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

EID: 34547956994     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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