Bioleaching of Zn(II) and Pb(II) from Nigerian sphalerite and galena ores by mixed culture of acidophilic bacteria

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2535-2541

  Baba, Alafara A ^a   Adekola, Folahan A ^a   Atata, Rasaq F ^b   Ahmed, Risikat N ^a   Panda, Sandeep ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b Osogbo   (Nigeria)

^c CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

acidophilic bacteria; galena; lead (II); oxidation; sphalerite; zinc (II)

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA; CALCIUM ALUMINATE; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; EXOPOLYMERS; FERRIC IONS; GALENA; LEAD SULPHATE; MIXED CULTURES; NIGERIANS; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS; SPHALERITE; XRD PATTERNS; ZINC SULPHATE;

BACTERIA; BIOLEACHING; CELL CULTURE; COBALT; GERMANIUM; LEAD; OXIDATION; SILICATES; SULFUR; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 83455228360     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(11)61047-9     Document Type: Article

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