Bio-oxidation of pyrite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2702-2714

  Jiang, Lei ^a,b   Zhou, Huaiyang ^a   Peng, Xiaotong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bio oxidation; Chalcopyrite; Pyrite; Pyrrhotite

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34948829555     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0352-4     Document Type: Article

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