Influence of organic acids, complexing agents and heavy metals on the bioleaching of iron from kaolin using Fe(III)-reducing bacteria

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 478-483

  He, Qiu xiang ^a   Huang, Xiao chen ^a   Chen, Zu Liang ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; DIRB; Iron impurities; Kaolin; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; COMPLEXING AGENTS; DIRB; DISSOLVED IRON; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FTIR; IRON DISSOLUTION; IRON IMPURITIES; IRON REDUCTION; LEACHING SOLUTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALICYLIC ACIDS; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HEAVY METALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; KAOLIN; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

REMOVAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EDTA; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; KAOLIN; LEACHING; ORGANIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 79952005823     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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