Nickel recovery from chromite overburden of Sukinda using fungal strains

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Bohidar, Sagarika ^a   Mohapatra, S ^a   Sukla, L B ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bioleaching; Chromite overburden; Nickel leaching; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; INCUBATION TIME; INDIA; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PULPING; SOLUBILIZATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 65549123670     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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