Biomining-biotechnologies for extracting and recovering metals from ores and waste materials

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-31

  Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; ORES; RECOVERY; ZINC SULFIDE;

COPPER SULFIDES; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EXTRACTING METAL; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION; OXIDATIVE PRETREATMENT; RECOVERING METALS; REFRACTORY GOLD ORE;

EXTRACTION;

SULFIDE; COPPER; FERRIC ION; NICKEL; METAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE WATER;

BIOLEACHING; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOMINING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DISSOLUTION; METAL EXTRACTION; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; REVIEW; HISTORY; MINE TAILINGS; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STIRRED REACTOR; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THERMOACIDOPHILIC ARCHAEON; THERMOACIDOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE; ARCHAEON; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOLID WASTE; WASTE WATER;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METALS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLID WASTE; SULFIDES; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84899855496     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.04.008     Document Type: Review

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