Bioleaching of marmatite flotation concentrate by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Shi, Shao yuan ^a   Fang, Zhao heng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Marmatite; Mineralogical analysis; Residues

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOLEACHING; MARMATITE; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; RESIDUES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 7544223709     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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