Conventional and electrochemical bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrates by moderately thermophilic bacteria at high pulp density

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 84-92

  Ahmadi, Ali ^a   Schaffie, Mahin ^a   Petersen, Jochen ^b   Schippers, Axel ^c   Ranjbar, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Electro bioreactor; Electrochemistry; Moderately thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATE; COPPER RECOVERY; COVELLITE; DISSOLUTION RATES; ELECTRO-BIOREACTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL LEACHING; ELECTRODE CONTACTS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GROWTH CONDITIONS; INITIAL PH; JAROSITES; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; MIXED CULTURES; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; NUTRIENT MEDIUM; PASSIVE LAYER; PULP DENSITY; SOLID RESIDUES; STIRRING RATES; YEAST EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; IRON; MINERALS; REDUCTION; SULFUR;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79551549656     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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