Response of thermophiles to the simultaneous addition of sulfur and ferric ion to enhance the bioleaching of chalcopyrite

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1063-1074

  Vilcaez J ^a   Suto, K ^a   Inoue, C ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOLEACHING; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FAULT DETECTION; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORES; OXIDATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR;

EXTRACTION YIELDS; FERRIC IONS; INHIBITORY EFFECTS; INITIAL PHS; LEACHING RATES; MEDIATED OXIDATIONS; OXIDIZING AGENTS; SULFIDE ORES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 54849423771     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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