Are bioleaching rates determined by the available particle surface area concentration?

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Valencia, Pedro ^a   Acevedo, Fernando ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Iron volumetric productivity; Particle size; Pulp density; Sulfate volumetric productivity; Surface area concentration; Thermophilic Archaeon

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; BOTTLES; LEACHING; ORE TREATMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ARCHAEON; BIOOXIDATION; GOLD CONCENTRATES; INITIAL PH; LEACHING RATES; METAL SOLUBILIZATIONS; OVERALL RATES; PARTICLE SURFACE AREAS; PULP DENSITIES; PULP DENSITY; SHAKE FLASKS; SIZE FRACTIONS; SULFATE VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY; SULFOLOBUS METALLICUS; SURFACE AREA CONCENTRATION; SURFACE AREAS; THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITIES;

SULFATE PULP;

BOTTLES; IRON; KRAFT PULPING; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; VOLUMETRY;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS METALLICUS;

EID: 57349105126     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9866-4     Document Type: Article

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