Comparative study of external addition of Fe2+ and inoculum on bioleaching of marmatite flotation concentrate using mesophilic and moderate thermophilic bacteria

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Wang, Suting ^a   Zhang, Guangji ^a   Yuan, Qiuhong ^a   Fang, Zhaoheng ^a   Yang, Chao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Inoculum; Marmatite concentrate; Thermo acidophilic iron oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLUTION; FLOTATION; IRON; METAL IONS; MINERALS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; INOCULUM; MARMATITE CONCENTRATE; THERMO ACIDOPHILIC IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA;

BIOLEACHING;

EID: 44749090654     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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