Kinetics of continuous ferrous ion oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans immobilized in poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel carriers

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Long, Zhong Er ^a,b   Huang, Yunhong ^b   Cai, Zhaoling ^a   Cong, Wei ^a   Ouyang, Fan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bio oxidation of ferrous ion; Immobilization; Packed bed bioreactor; Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ALCOHOLS; BIOREACTORS; CRYOGENICS; ION EXCHANGE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIO-OXIDATION OF FERROUS IONS; IMMOBILIZATION; PACKED-BED BIOREACTOR; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) CRYOGEL;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 4544236665     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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