The influence of flotation reagents on sulfur-oxidizing bacteria Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

Volumn 42, Issue , 2008, Pages 37-46

  Pacholewska, Małgorzata ^a   Cwalina, Beata ^a   Steindor, Karolina ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Activator; Cu(II) ions; Flotation reagents; Frother; Metabolic activity; Xanthates

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549091084     PISSN: 16431049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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