The effects of Fe(II) and Fe(III) concentration and initial pH on microbial leaching of low-grade sphalerite ore in a column reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2840-2845

  Mousavi, S M ^a,b   Yaghmaei, S ^a   Vossoughi, M ^a   Roostaazad, R ^a   Jafari, A ^b   Ebrahimi, M ^c   Chabok, O Habibollahnia ^c   Turunen, I ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Column reactor; Ferrous and ferric ions; Low grade sphalerite; Zinc extraction

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS;

COLUMN REACTOR; LOW-GRADE SPHALERITE; ZINC EXTRACTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; LEACHING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; SPHALERITE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; LEACHING; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BIOREACTORS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUARTZ; SULFIDES; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38849126953     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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