Bio-reduction of pyrite investigated in a gas lift loop reactor

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Hol, Alex ^a   van der Weijden, Renata D ^a   Van Weert, Gus ^b   Kondos, Peter ^c   Buisman, Cees J N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Oretome Limited   (Canada)

^c BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bio reduction; Gas lift loop reactor; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WASTE; ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; LIXIVIANTS; LOOP REACTORS; METHANE FORMATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFIDE REMOVAL;

BACTERIOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANATION; METHANE; REACTOR OPERATION; SULFUR;

GAS LIFTS;

EID: 77950341229     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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