Aluminium sulphate and potassium nitrate effects on batch culture of iron oxidising bacteria

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 130-134

  Blight, K R ^a   Ralph, D E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Ferrous sulphate; Inhibition; Iron oxidising bacteria; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; NITRATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; BATCH CULTURE; CULTURE VIABILITY; FERROUS SULPHATE; IRON OXIDISING BACTERIA; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

BACTERIA;

EID: 42749097504     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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