Kinetics of sphalerite bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Haghshenas, D Fatmehsari ^a   Alamdari, E Keshavarz ^a   Bonakdarpour, B ^a   Darvishi, D ^b   Nasernejad, B ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Kinetics; Sphalerite

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BET ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION OF; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERROUS IRON; GOOD COMPATIBILITY; KINETIC MODELS; PRODUCT LAYER; PULP DENSITY; SEM IMAGE; SPHALERITE CONCENTRATE; XRD;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DISSOLUTION; IRON; KINETIC THEORY; METAL IONS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOLEACHING;

EID: 71749090571     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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