Reductive dissolution of ferric iron minerals: A new approach for bio-processing nickel laterites

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 620-624

  Hallberg, Kevin B ^a   Grail, Barry M ^a   Plessis, Chris A Du ^b,c   Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Goethite; Laterites; Nickel; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ACID DISSOLUTION; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BASE METALS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSING; BIOPROCESSES; CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENERGY SOURCE; FERRIC IRON; GOETHITE; IRON MINERALS; LATERITES; LEACHATES; MINERAL ACID; NICKEL GRADES; NICKEL LATERITE; ORE RESERVES; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SULFIDE ORES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; IRON; IRON OXIDES; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SULFUR;

NICKEL;

EID: 79955854560     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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