Microbial population dynamics of inoculated low-grade chalcopyrite bioleaching columns

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 391-398

  Mutch, L A ^a   Watling, H R ^b   Watkin, E L J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heap leaching; Inoculation; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARCHAEAL POPULATION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FERROPLASMA ACIDIPHILUM; HEAP LEACHING; INOCULATION; LEACHATES; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MIXED CULTURES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SOLUTION MANAGEMENT; T-RFLP; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; THERMOPHILIC ORGANISMS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIOLEACHING;

EID: 77957782449     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.02.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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