Bacterial degradation of thiocyanate in saline process water

Process Metallurgy

Volumn 9, Issue C, 1999, Pages 809-818

  Stott, M B ^a,b   Zappia, L R ^b   Franzmann, P D ^b   Miller, P C ^c   Watling, H R ^a   Houchin, M R ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BacTech (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

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EID: 77955470579     PISSN: 15724409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-4409(99)80172-2     Document Type: Article

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