Oxidative dissolution of bornite by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-106

  Bevilaqua, D ^a   Garcia Jr , O ^a   Tuovinen, O H ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus; Bornite; Covellite; Iron oxidation; Leaching; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC CONTROLS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; COPPER EXTRACTION; COVELLITE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERROOXIDANS; FERROUS IRON; IRON OXIDATION; JAROSITES; LEACH SOLUTIONS; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION; OXYGEN UPTAKE; SECONDARY PHASE; SHAKE FLASKS; SULFUR OXIDATION;

ACIDS; BOTTLES; DISSOLUTION; IRON; LEACHING; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

EID: 70449658890     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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