Microbial colonisation in heaps for mineral bioleaching and the influence of irrigation rate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 156-164

  Chiume, R ^a   Minnaar, S H ^a   Ngoma, I E ^a   Bryan, C G ^a   Harrison, S T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acidophilic chemolithotrophic micro organisms; Colonisation; Heap bioleaching; Mineral bioleaching; Shear forces; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ADHERENCE; BED REACTORS; CELL NUMBER; CELL REMOVAL; COLONISATION; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; FLOW SYSTEMS; HEAP BIOLEACHING; IRRIGATION RATES; LEACHING PROCESS; LOW GRADE; MESOPHILIC; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MINERAL CONCENTRATES; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; POROUS SYSTEM; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SHEAR FORCE; SINGLE SPECIES; SOIL ENGINEERING; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; SULPHIDE ORES;

BIOLEACHING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; IRRIGATION; MICROORGANISMS; ORE SAMPLING; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFUR;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84867053338     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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