Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances extracted during the bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 177-180

  Zeng, Weimin ^a,b,c   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a,b   Zhou, Hongbo ^a,b   Liu, Xueduan ^a,b   Chen, Miao ^c   Chao, Weiliang ^d   Zhang, Chenggui ^a,b   Peng, Juanhua ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Extracellular material; Moderate thermophiles

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATE; COPPER EXTRACTION; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATERIAL; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FERRIC IONS; JAROSITES; LEACHING RATES; MINERAL SURFACES; MIXED CULTURES; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC; PULP DENSITY; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; TOTAL IRONS;

BIOLEACHING; DISSOLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; POLYMERS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 71649098308     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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