Bioleaching of zinc from low-grade complex sulfide ores in an airlift by isolated Leptospirillum ferrooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 117-126

  Giaveno, A ^a   Lavalle, L ^a   Chiacchiarini, P ^a   Donati, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Bioleaching; Leptospirillum; Sulfide ores; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLEACHING; HYDROMETALLURGY; METAL RECOVERY; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; DIFFUSION MODEL; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; SULFIDE ORES;

ZINC;

EID: 34548490152     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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