Determining the effect of acid stress on the persistence and growth of thermophilic microbial species after mesophilic colonisation of low grade ore in a heap leach environment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 152-159

  Tupikina, O V ^a   Minnaar, S H ^a   Van Hille, R P ^a   Van Wyk, N ^a   Rautenbach, G F ^b   Dew, D ^c   Harrison, S T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BHP Billiton   (Chile)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acidophilic; Chemolithotrophic micro organisms; Copper bioleaching; Heap bioleaching; pH; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ACIDOPHILIC; HEAP BIOLEACHING; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; THERMOPHILIC; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

BIOLEACHING; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; PH;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 84883492212     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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