Raman characterization of secondary minerals formed during chalcopyrite leaching with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Sasaki, K ^a   Nakamuta, Y ^a   Hirajima, T ^a   Tuovinen, O H ^b,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Covellite; Elemental sulfur; Jarosites; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; PASSIVATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; CHALCOPYRITE; CHALCOPYRITE LEACHING; COVELLITE; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ELEMENTAL SULFURS; FERRIC IRONS; JAROSITE; JAROSITE PRECIPITATIONS; JAROSITES; MINERAL SALTS; OXIDIZING BACTERIA; PASSIVATION LAYERS; POTASSIUM JAROSITE; RAMAN CHARACTERIZATIONS; SECONDARY MINERALS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

MINERALS;

EID: 56949099305     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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