The commercial application of copper bioleaching, an environmentally-friendly approach for
low-grade and secondary mineral resources recycling, has increased worldwide since the …

Bioleaching is the biological conversion of an insoluble metal compound into a water
soluble form. In case of metal sulfide bioleaching, metal sulfides are oxidized to metal ions …

The genus Acidithiobacillus comprises several species of Gram-negative acidophilic
bacteria that thrive in natural and man-made low pH environments in a variety of geo …

A mixed culture of moderately thermophiles showed good performance in bioleaching of
chalcopyrite. Its community structure was investigated by amplified ribosomal DNA …

Monitoring of the microbial community in bioleaching processes is essential in order to
control process parameters and enhance the leaching efficiency. Suitable methods are …

The bioleaching technology has been considered as a promising green technology for
remediation of contaminated sediments in recent years. Bioleaching technology was …

Three kinds of samples (acid mine drainage, coal mine wastewater, and thermal spring)
derived from different sites were collected in China. Thereafter, these samples were …

The marine shore sulfidic mine tailings dump at the Chañaral Bay in the Atacama Desert,
northern Chile, is characterized by extreme acidity, high salinity, and high heavy metals …

The microbial communities of three different sulfidic and acidic mine waste tailing dumps
located in Botswana, Germany, and Sweden were quantitatively analyzed using quantitative …

The bioleaching of metal sulfide has developed into a very important industrial process and
understanding the microbial dynamic is key to advancing commercial bioleaching …