Effect of salinity and acidity on bioleaching activity of mesophilic and extremely thermophilic bacteria

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 714-721

  DEVECI, H ^a   JORDAN, M A ^b   POWELL, N ^b   ALP, I ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Camborne School of Mines   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacteria; bioleaching; pH; salinity; sulphide

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOLEACHING PERFORMANCE; SALINITY;

BACTERIA;

EID: 44449088390     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60123-5     Document Type: Article

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