Ferredox: A biohydrometallurgical processing concept for limonitic nickel laterites

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Du Plessis, Chris A ^a   Slabbert, Wickus ^b   Hallberg, Kevin B ^c   Johnson, D Barrie ^c  

^a Technical Development   (Australia)

^b Hatch   (Australia)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Asbolane; Bioleaching; Glycerol; Goethite; Jarosite; Limonite; Reduction; Schwertmannite; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ASBOLANE; GOETHITE; JAROSITES; LIMONITE; SCHWERTMANNITE; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

BIOLEACHING; COBALT; DISSOLUTION; GLYCEROL; IRON OXIDES; METAL RECOVERY; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; NICKEL; OXIDATION; SOILS; SULFUR;

IRON;

EID: 80052462569     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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