Catalytic effect of activated carbon on bioleaching of low-grade primary copper sulflde ores

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1123-1127

  ZHANG, Wei min ^a   GU, Shi fei ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Geological Environmental Monitoring Station of Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region   (China)

Author keywords

activated carbon; bioleaching; catalytic effect; low grade primary copper sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; BIOLEACHING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; OXIDATION;

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; CATALYTIC EFFECT; DISSOLUTION RATE; GALVANIC INTERACTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 36148992970     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(07)60236-2     Document Type: Article

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