Heap bioleaching of a complex sulfide ore: Part II. Effect of temperature on base metal extraction and bacterial compositions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 101-107

  Halinen, Anna Kaisa ^a   Rahunen, Nelli ^a   Kaksonen, Anna H ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Complex schist ore; Leptospirillum ferrooxidans; Pentlandite; Sulfobacillus thermotolerans; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; COMPLEX SCHIST ORE; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; PENTLANDITE; SULFOBACILLUS THERMOTOLERANS;

BIOLEACHING; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; IRON; IRON DEPOSITS; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES; SULFUR; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZINC;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 67349245561     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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