Attachment of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferriphilum cultured under varying conditions to pyrite, chalcopyrite, low-grade ore and quartz in a packed column reactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1317-1324

  Africa, Cindy Jade ^a   Van Hille, Robert P ^a   Harrison, Susan T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Attachment; Bioleaching; Leptospirillum ferriphilum; Low grade chalcopyrite; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ATTACHMENT; ATTACHMENT EFFICIENCY; COLUMN REACTORS; FERROOXIDANS; FERROUS SULPHATE; GANGUE MINERALS; GLASS BEAD; L. FERRIPHILUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; LOW-GRADE CHALCOPYRITE; MINERAL CONCENTRATES; PACKED COLUMN REACTOR; SATURATED REACTORS; SURFACE AREA;

BIOLEACHING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; IRON; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PYRITES; QUARTZ;

MINERALS;

CHALCOPYRITE; FERROUS ION; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHALCOPYRITE; ORE BODY; PYRITE; QUARTZ;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID FLOW; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PACKED COLUMN REACTOR; PH; SPIROCHETE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; IRON; MINERALS; QUARTZ; SULFIDES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM;

EID: 84874114912     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3939-x     Document Type: Article

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