Sulfidogenesis at low pH by acidophilic bacteria and its potential for the selective recovery of transition metals from mine waters

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 71-73, Issue , 2009, Pages 693-696

  Johnson, D B ^a   Jameson, E ^a   Rowe, O F ^a   Wakeman, K ^a   Hallberg, K B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacilllus ferrooxidans; Metal precipitation; Sulfate reduction; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfidogenesis; Sulfur reduction

Indexed keywords

FERROOXIDANS; METAL PRECIPITATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFUR REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLUTION; GLYCEROL; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METALS; MINING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; ZINC;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 72449172856     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.693     Document Type: Conference Paper

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