Some aspects of the effect of pH and acid stress in heap bioleaching

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1209-1214

  Tupikina, O V ^a   Ngoma, I E ^a   Minnaar, S ^a   Harrison, S T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acidophilic chemolithotrophic micro organisms; Copper bioleaching; Heap bioleaching; pH

Indexed keywords

ACID STRESS; COLONISATION; COLUMN REACTORS; COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; EFFECT OF PH; HEAP BIOLEACHING; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW GRADE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MIXED CULTURES; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC; PH CONDITION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; REDOX POTENTIALS; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE SHIFT; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

BIOLEACHING; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; REDOX REACTIONS;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 79961032422     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.06.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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