Catalytic role of silver and other ions on the mechanism of chemical and biological leaching

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 77-101

  Ballester, Antonio ^a   Blázquez, María Luisa ^a   González, Felisa ^a   Muñoz, Jesús A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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