The resilience and versatility of acidophiles that contribute to the bio-assisted extraction of metals from mineral sulphides

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 915-933

  Watling, H R ^a   Watkin, E L J ^b   Ralph, D E ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

acidophiles; bioleaching; iron oxidation; metals extraction; sulphur oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MINERALS; ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FERRIC ION OXIDATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IRON OXIDATION; LOW-GRADE ORES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MINERAL CONCENTRATES; OXIDATIVE PROCESS; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; SULPHUR OXIDATION;

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE;

FERRIC ION; HEAVY METAL; SULFIDE;

ACIDITY; BIOREACTOR; EXTRACTION; EXTREMOPHILE; IRON; METAL; ORE MINERAL; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATE; SULFIDE;

ACIDOPHILE; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXTRACTION; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REVIEW;

ACIDOPHILES;

EID: 77953704207     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003646646     Document Type: Review

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