Effect of fluid shear and particles collision on the oxidation of ferrous iron by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1227-1231

  Liu, Guoliang ^a   Yin, Junfeng ^a   Cong, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Agitation; Bacteria; Bioleaching; Oxidation; Shear forces

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; IRON ALLOYS; OXIDATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

AGITATION; FERROUS IRON; SHEAR FORCES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 34748901364     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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