Bioremediation of acid-rock drainage by sulphate-reducing prokaryotes: A review

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1073-1100

  Sheoran, A S ^a   Sheoran, V ^a   Choudhary, R P ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Bacteria; Mining; Reclamation; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND RECLAMATION; MICROORGANISMS; MINING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MICROBIOLOGICAL REACTIONS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; SULPHIDE ORES; SULPHIDE PRECIPITATION; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77958112111     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.07.001     Document Type: Review

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