Microbial behaviour under conditions relevant to heap leaching: Studies using the sulfur-oxidising, moderate thermophile Acidithiobacillus caldus

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 127-128, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-111

  Watling, H R ^a   Shiers, D W ^a   Zhang, G J ^a,b  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus caldus; Heap leaching; Tetrathionate oxidation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CELL ENUMERATION; CELL NUMBER; CELL REPLICATION; CONCOMITANT DECREASE; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GROWTH MEDIA; HEAP LEACHING; INORGANIC SALTS; LEACHING SOLUTION; MICROBIAL RESPONSE; PERIODIC SOLUTION; SALT CONCENTRATION; SOLUTION ADDITIVES; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; TETRATHIONATE;

BIOLEACHING; CELLS; IONIC STRENGTH; SULFUR; WATER QUALITY;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84865083938     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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