The fungal and chemolithotrophic leaching of nickel laterites - Challenges and opportunities

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 103, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 150-157

  Simate, Geoffrey S ^a   Ndlovu, Sehliselo ^a   Walubita, Lubinda F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemolithotrophic; Chemoorganotrophic; Fungal; Microbial leaching; Microorganisms; Nickel laterites

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FUNGAL; GROWING DEMAND; HUMAN LIVES; HYDROMETALLURGICAL METHODS; LOW CAPITAL COSTS; LOW ENERGIES; LOW-GRADE ORES; METAL ELEMENTS; METALLURGICAL PROCESS; MILD OPERATING CONDITIONS; NICKEL LATERITE; NICKEL ORES; STEEL PRODUCTION;

CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON; LEACHING; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; NICKEL; ORES; SOILS; STEELMAKING;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 77955228283     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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