Bioleaching of metal ions from low grade sulphide ore: Process optimization by using orthogonal experimental array design

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2801-2810

  Ilyas, Sadia ^a,b   Bhatti, Haq Nawaz ^b   Bhatti, Ijaz Ahmad ^b   Sheikh, Munir Ahmad ^b   Ghauri, Muhammad Afzal ^c  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioleaching; Mineral economics; Process optimization; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; SULFIDE ORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLEACHING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFOBACILLUS THERMOSULFIDOOXIDANS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOACIDOPHILIC BACTERIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77952933749     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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