Recovery of zinc, nickel, cobalt and other metals by bioleaching

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 103-119

  Viera, Marisa ^a   Pogliani, Cristina ^a   Donati, Edgardo ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

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EID: 36849045883     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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