Microbial leaching of a low-grade sphalerite ore using a draft tube fluidized bed bioreactor

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Soleimani, M ^a   Hosseini, S ^a   Roostaazad, R ^a   Petersen, J ^b   Mousavi, S M ^c,d   Vasiri, A Kazemi ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Draft tube fluidized bed bioreactor; Low grade mineral ore; Sphalerite; Sulfobacillus; Zinc extraction

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; DRAFT TUBES; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; LOW-GRADE MINERAL ORE; SPHALERITE; SULFOBACILLUS; ZINC EXTRACTION;

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTORS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; IRON; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PH EFFECTS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN; SULFIDE MINERALS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ZINC; ZINC MINES; ZINC SULFIDE;

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EID: 71749091606     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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