Mechanism of enhanced bioleaching efficiency of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans after adaptation with chalcopyrite

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Xia, Lexian ^a   Liu, Xinxing ^a   Zeng, Jia ^a   Yin, Chu ^a   Gao, Jian ^a   Liu, Jianshe ^a   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Adaptation; Attachment; Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Copper tolerance; Shearing stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; CELL MEMBRANES; HYDROMETALLURGY; SHEAR STRESS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIAL ADAPTATION; CHALCOPYRITES; COPPER TOLERANCE;

BACTERIA;

EID: 42749095316     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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