The effects of clay particles on the efficiency of bioleaching process

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Sarcheshmehpour, Zohreh ^a   Lakzian, Amir ^a   Fotovat, Amir ^a   Berenji, Ali Reza ^a   Haghnia, Gholam Hosain ^a   Seyed Bagheri, Seyed Ali ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b R and D Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clay particles; Extracted copper; Sulfur oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA NUMBER; CLAY PARTICLES; COMPLETELY RANDOMIZED DESIGNS; CONCENTRATION OF; COPPER CONCENTRATION; COPPER EXTRACTION; EXTRACTED COPPER; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; SHAKE FLASKS; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; T6 TREATMENT;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; BOTTLES; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; COPPER MINES; METAL REFINING; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; SULFUR;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 67349279803     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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