Copper Recovery from Chalcopyrite Concentrate by an Indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in an Air-Lift Bioreactor

In this study, effects of solid concentration, temperature, and initial Fe2+ concentration on bioleaching of sulfide mineral (chalcopyrite) obtained from Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine in the region of Kerman located in the south of Iran were investigated. A mesophilic iron oxidizing bacterium, Acidithioba...

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Main Authors: Sayyed Mohammad Mousavi, Manouchehr Vossoughi, Soheila Yaghmaei, Arezou Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Institute of Research and Development in Chemical Industries (IRDCI)-ACECR 2006-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.ijcce.ac.ir/article_8045_954cd666990f16554ec42357348b5b28.pdf