Bioshale FP6 European project: Exploiting black shale ores using biotechnologies?

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-120

  d'Hugues, P ^a   Norris, P R ^b   Hallberg, K B ^c   Sanchez F ^d   Langwaldt, J ^e   Grotowski, A ^f   Chmielewski, T ^g   Groudev, S ^h  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Técnicas Reunidas ^*  (Spain)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^f KGHM CUPRUM sp z oo Centrum Badawczo Rozwojowe   (Poland)

^g WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^h University of Mining   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Biotechnology; Mineral processing

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HYDROMETALLURGICAL ROUTES; MINERAL PROCESSING;

BIOLEACHING;

EID: 36649036547     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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