Bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate using Leptospirillum ferriphilum, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans in a continuous bubble column reactor

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-295

  Xia, Lexian ^a   Yin, Chu ^a   Dai, Songlin ^b   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a   Chen, Xinhua ^a   Liu, Jianshe ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Dongguan Institute of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Bubble column reactor; Chalcopyrite; Hydraulic residence times (HRTs); Microbial community

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; FERROUS ION; PYRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLEACHING; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; EXTRACTION; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM;

EID: 76849100860     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0672-2     Document Type: Article

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