Bioleaching of sulfide minerals in continuous stirred tanks

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 133-150

  Morin, Dominique Henri Roger ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

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EID: 67349151223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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