Bio-oxidation of galena particles by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Particuology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-105

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

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bio oxidation; Galena

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOOXIDATION; GALENA; GROWTH PATTERNS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 41949138465     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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