Monovalent cation concentrations determine the types of Fe(III) hydroxysulfate precipitates formed in bioleach solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 29-33

  Gramp, Jonathan P ^a   Jones, F Sandy ^a   Bigham, Jerry M ^a   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Jarosite; Schwertmannite

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOLEACHING; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERALS; STEEL METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; JAROSITE; SCHWERTMANNITE;

X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 53249142245     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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