Bioleaching of copper via iron oxidation from chalcopyrite at elevated temperatures

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-25

  Karimi, G Reza ^a   Rowson, Neil A ^a   Hewitt, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Microbial catalysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; COPPER LEACHING; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FERROOXIDANS; IRON OXIDATION; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; MICROBIAL CATALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

BIOLEACHING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 77949267190     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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