Ferrous iron oxidation and leaching of copper ore with halotolerant bacteria in ore columns

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 144-147

  Davis Belmar, Carol S ^a   Nicolle, James Le C ^a   Norris, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Halotolerant acidophiles; Iron oxidation; Ore leaching; Rusticyanin; Thiobacillus prosperus

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; COPPER ORE TREATMENT; LEACHING; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; OXIDATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

HALOTOLERANT ACIDOPHILES; IRON OXIDATION; ORE LEACHING; RUSTICYANIN; THIOBACILLUS PROSPERUS;

IRON;

EID: 53249090148     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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