A novel experimental system for the study of microbial ecology and mineral leaching within a simulated agglomerate-scale heap bioleaching system

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 86-97

  Govender, Elaine ^a   Bryan, Christopher G ^a,b   Harrison, Susan T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Heap bioleaching; Heterogeneous reaction; Immobilised cells; Microbial colonisation; Microbial growth; Packed bed reactors

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; CELL CULTURE; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; ORE SAMPLING; PACKED BEDS; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

COLONISATION; HEAP BIOLEACHING; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; IMMOBILISED CELLS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PACKED BED REACTOR;

ORES;

CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS SULFIDE; HYDRONIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLEACHING; BIOMINERALIZATION; CFU COUNTING; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; FLOW RATE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HEAP BIOLEACHING; INOCULATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MINERALOGY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84920263620     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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