Biohydrometallurgical iron oxidation and precipitation: Part i - Effect of pH on process performance

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 147-148, Issue , 2014, Pages 255-263

  Kaksonen, Anna H ^a   Morris, Christina ^a   Rea, Suzy ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Wylie, Jason ^a   Usher, Kayley M ^a   Ginige, Maneesha P ^a   Cheng, Ka Yu ^a   Hilario, Felipe ^b   Du Plessis, Chris A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b VALE S A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological iron oxidation; Continuous stirred tank reactor; Ferric iron regeneration; Iron precipitation; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROMETALLURGY; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDOX REACTIONS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FERRIC IRON; IRON OXIDATION; IRON PRECIPITATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

IRON;

EID: 84904601993     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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