Synergistic bioleaching of chalcopyrite and bornite in the presence of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-76

  Zhao, Hongbo ^a,b   Wang, Jun ^a,b   Hu, Minghao ^a,b   Qin, Wenqing ^a,b   Zhang, Yansheng ^a,b   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bornite; Chalcopyrite; Synergistic bioleaching

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; DISSOLUTION; SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BORNITE; CHALCOPYRITE; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; OXIDATION AND REDUCTION; PASSIVATION FILM; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

BORNITE; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; FERRIC ION; MINERAL; MONOVALENT CATION; SULFIDE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BORNITE; CHALCOPYRITE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; JAROSITE; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BORNITE; CHALCOPYRITE; SYNERGISTIC BIOLEACHING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SULFIDES;

EID: 84884708246     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.035     Document Type: Article

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