The microbial assisted leaching of nickel laterites using a mixed culture of chemolithotrophic microorganisms

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 71-73, Issue , 2009, Pages 493-496

  Ndlovu, S ^a   Simate, G S ^a   Gericke, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MINTEK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CCRD; Chemolithotrophic microorganisms; Leaching; Nickel laterites; RSM

Indexed keywords

ACID SOLUTIONS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL LEACHING; BACTERIAL OXIDATION; CCRD; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; ENERGY SOURCE; INITIAL PH; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; METAL CONTENT; METAL VALUES; MIXED CULTURES; NICKEL LATERITE; NICKEL RECOVERY; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PULP DENSITY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CITRIC ACID; LEACHING; METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXIDATION; SOILS; SULFUR; UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 72449157021     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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