Kinetics and mechanism of the bacterial and ferric sulphate oxidation of galena

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 99-110

  Da Silva, Gabriel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Newcastle Technology Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial oxidation; Ferric sulphate oxidation; Galena

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; EXTRACTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; BIOLEACHING; FERRIC SULPHATE OXIDATION; GALENA;

BACTERIA;

EID: 7544250107     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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