Effects of pH, temperature and solids loading on microbial community structure during batch culture on a polymetallic ore

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-76

  Watling, H R ^a,b   Collinson, D M ^a,b   Shiers, D W ^a,b   Bryan, C G ^a,c,d   Watkin, E L J ^a,c  

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

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Bioleaching; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; COMMERCIAL OPERATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; OPERATING CONDITION; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SULPHIDE ORES;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOLEACHING; MICROORGANISMS; NICKEL; ORES; ZINC;

LOADING;

EID: 84878590614     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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