The kinetics of ferrous ion oxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphilum in continuous culture: The effect of pH

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 5-11

  Ojumu, Tunde V ^a   Petersen, Jochen ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Kinetics; Leptospirillum ferriphilum; Microbial ferrous ion oxidation; pH effect

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CONSTANTS; BELL-SHAPED CURVES; BIOMASS YIELD; CARBON BIOMASS; CELL METABOLISM; CHEMOSTAT CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MAINTENANCE; EFFECT OF PH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERRIC IONS; FERROUS ION OXIDATION; IRON OXIDATION RATE; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MESOPHILIC; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; QUADRATIC FUNCTION; SOLUTION PH; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; STEADY STATE; TOTAL IRONS;

BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; IONS; IRON; METABOLISM; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 79551559536     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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