The effect of temperature and culture history on the attachment of Metallosphaera hakonensis to mineral sulfides with application to heap bioleaching

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1157-1165

  Bromfield, L ^a   Africa, C J ^a   Harrison, S T L ^a   Van Hille, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioleaching; Biotechnology; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

ATTACHMENT EFFICIENCY; COLONISATION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENERGY SOURCE; FERROUS SULPHATE; FLOWTHROUGH; HEAP BIOLEACHING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC ORGANISMS; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MINERAL CONCENTRATES; MINERAL SULFIDES; PIONEER SPECIES; SHAKE FLASKS; SULFIDE CONCENTRATES; SULFIDE ORES; THERMOPHILIC ACIDOPHILES; THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEA;

BIOLEACHING; BOTTLES; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; IRON; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

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EID: 79961071819     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.03.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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