Biohydrometallurgy of secondary metal resources: A potential alternative approach for metal recovery

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2115-2132

  Erüst, Ceren ^a   Akcil, Ata ^a   Gahan, Chandra Sekhar ^a   Tuncuk, Aysenur ^a   Deveci, Haci ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biohydrometallurgy; Metal recovery; Recycling; Secondary metal resources

Indexed keywords

BIOHYDROMETALLURGY; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSING; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; PYRO-METALLURGICAL PROCESS; SECONDARY METALS; VALUABLE METALS;

PYROMETALLURGY; RECYCLING;

METAL RECOVERY;

ACIDOPHILE; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84887096222     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4164     Document Type: Article

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