Acidophilic micro-organisms inhabit some of the most metal-rich environments known,
including both natural and man-made ecosystems, and as such are ideal model systems for …

In view of the fact that the microbial oxidation of ferrous iron to the ferric form is an essential
sub-process in the bioleaching of sulphide minerals, the development of a comprehensive …

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, together with other microorganisms, has an important role on
biohydrometallurgical processes. Such bacterium gets its energy from the oxidation of …

The aim of this study was to study and model the bioleaching of abandoned mine tailings at
different pulp densities 1–20% w/v by using an autochthonous mesophilic microbial culture …

The sulfur oxidation kinetics of an industrial strain of Acidithiobacillus caldus (At. caldus)
cultured on elemental sulfur was explored in batch experiments in the absence and …

Phosphorus limitation has been demonstrated for heterotrophic growth in groundwater, in
drinking water production and distribution systems, and for nitrification of surface water …

The question whether the overall bacterial oxidation rate of a pyrite is determined by both
the chemical reactivity of the pyrite as well as the affinity of a bacterial strain to the ferrous to …

Adaptation and microbial attachment mechanisms for the degradation of sulfide ores are
mediated by the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their role in …

This comprehensive study summarizes kinetic data from experiments performed over a wide
temperature range that overlaps the physiological operating temperature windows for most …

This work reports a kinetic study of the bioleaching process for Cu extraction from waste
printed circuit boards (WPCBs), using iron as an oxidant agent. The kinetic study considered …