Electrokinetic remediation (EKR) technology is a promising method to remove heavy metals
from low permeability soil, because it is environmentally friendly, efficient and economical …

Heap leaching is a well-established extractive metallurgical technology enabling the
economical processing of various kinds of low-grade ores, which could not otherwise be …

Compared to conventional extractive techniques, bacterial assisted leaching, also called
“biomining” is an eco-friendly technology that provides improved metal/solid separations …

This review addresses the development and experimental progress of biocathodes in
microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Conventional MFCs consist of biological anodes and abiotic …

Bacteria of the sulphur cycle, in particular sulphate reducing and sulphide oxidizing bacteria,
are of immense importance from the industrial and environmental point of views. While …

Jarosite precipitation is a very important phenomenon that is observed in many bacterial
cultures. In many applications involving Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, like coal …

This review examines the acid and ferric sulfate bioleaching of uranium from low grade ores.
The review traces back the progression of the technology from the time the role of …

In this study, the extraction of copper from manufacturing scrap TV circuit boards (STVB) by
bacteria-assisted leaching was studied using a mixed culture of mesophilic bacteria. Initial …

The application of heap leach technology to recovery of economically important metals,
notably copper, gold, silver, and uranium, is wide-spread in the mining industry. Unique to …

Fluidized bed bioreactors (FBR) are characterized by two-phase mixture of fluid and solid, in
which the bed of solid particles is fluidized by means of downward or upward recirculation …