Removal of Fe from kaolin by chemical leaching and bioleaching

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 787-794

  Arslan, Volkan ^a   Bayat, Oktay ^b  

^a Mineral Research and Exploration   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioleaching; Chemical leaching; Kaolin; Yates' technique

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHEMICAL LEACHING; FE CONTENT; FE IMPURITY; KAOLIN PRODUCTS; OXALIC ACID; PULP DENSITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SHAKE FLASKS;

BIOLEACHING; REMOVAL;

KAOLIN;

CHEMICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; KAOLIN; LEACHING; MICROORGANISM; PARTICLE SIZE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 74349128815     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2009.05706011     Document Type: Article

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