The role of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in hydrometallurgical processes
The role of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in hydrometallurgical processes
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10.1007/3-540-08363-4_1
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1977
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A. E. Torma
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A. E. Torma
The present article illustrates the increased interest which is manifested in the microorganisms,Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, involved in the biohydrometallurgical extraction processes. The wide varieties of problems currently studied are very important in order to gain a better understanding about the factors which are governing the growth of microorganisms, and as a consequence, the metal dissolution phenomena. In several mining sites, the microbiological leaching techniques are currently practiced at industrial-scale, especially for recovery of copper and uranium from low-grade materials. However, an accurate assessment of further potential possibilities for the application of microorganisms in leaching metal sulfides requires a more fundamental knowledge about the interactions of the physical and chemical factors with the growth ofT. ferrooxidansin pure and mixed cultures including heterotrophic and thermophilic cohabitants. Altogether, the future industrial exploitation of these microbiological leaching techniques are very attractive in many countries of the world.