Metallurgical Applications of Bacterial Leaching and Related Microbiological Phenomena

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Contributors, Pages xv-xvi
Preface, Pages xvii-xviii
INTRODUCTION TO I BASIC MICROBIAL STUDIES APPLIED TO LEACHING, Pages 1-2
METABOLIC MECHANISMS OF IRON-OXIDIZING THIOBACILLI, Pages 3-17, Marvin Silver
FACTORS AFFECTING METABOLISM AND FERROUS IRON OXIDATION IN SUSPENSIONS AND BATCH CULTURES OF THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS: RELEVANCE TO FERRIC IRON LEACH SOLUTION REGENERATION, Pages 19-44, D.P. Kelly, C.A. Jones
HYDROGEN ION UTILIZATION BY IRON-GROWN THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS, Pages 45-59, William A. Apel, Patrick R. Dugan
METABOLIC TRANSITIONS IN CULTURES OF ACIDOPHILIC THIOBACILLI, Pages 61-81, Olli H. Tuovinen, Donovan P. Kelly, Crawford S. Dow, Martin Eccleston
TOXIC METALS IN LEACHING SYSTEMS, Pages 83-102, P.R. Norris, D.P. Kelly
DIRECT OBSERVATIONS OF BACTERIA AND QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF THEIR CATALYTIC ROLE IN THE LEACHING OF LOW-GRADE, COPPER-BEARING WASTE, Pages 103-136, V.K. Berry, L.E. Murr
GENETIC MECHANISMS IN METAL-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, Pages 137-149, A.M. Chakrabarty
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF THIOBACILLUS RELATIVE TO FERROUS IRON AND SULFIDE OXIDATIONS, Pages 151-166, Donald Lundgren, Tatsuo Tano
LEACHING OF MINERALS USING BACTERIA OTHER THAN THIOBACILLI, Pages 167-191, Norman W. Le Roux, Don S. Wakerley, Vivian F. Perry
INTRODUCTION TO II WASTE TREATMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, Pages 193-194
METAL RECOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY BACTERIAL LEACHING OF INORGANIC WASTE MATERIALS, Pages 195-206, Hans Georg Ebner
SULFATE DECOMPOSITION: A MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESS, Pages 207-221, Douglas J. Cork, Michael A. Cusanovich
MICROBIOLOGICAL DESULFURIZATION OF COAL, Pages 223-250, Patrick R. Dugan, William A. Apel
INTRODUCTION TO III BIOEXTRACTIVE APPLICATIONS AND OPTIMIZATION, Pages 251-252
OBSERVATIONS ON THE MICROFLORA IN AN INDUSTRIAL COPPER DUMP LEACHING OPERATION, Pages 253-274, Stoyan N. Groudev, Fratio N. Genchev, Stefan S. Gaidarjiev
ON THE MECHANISM OF BACTERIAL LEACHING, Pages 275-295, Kazutami Imai
POTASSIUM RECOVERY THROUGH LEUCITE BIOLEACHING: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS, Pages 297-319, Giovanni Rossi
OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR LEACHING OF URANIUM AND OXIDATION OF LEAD SULFIDE WITH Thiobacillus ferrooxidans AND RECOVERY OF METALS FROM BACTERIAL LEACHING SOLUTION WITH SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA, Pages 321-344, Noboru Tomizuka, Mitsuo Yagisawa
BIOGENIC EXTRACTION OF URANIUM FROM ORES OF THE GRANTS REGION, Pages 345-363, Corale L. Brierley
MICROBIAL LEACHING OF CU-NI SULFIDE CONCENTRATE, Pages 365-373, H.M. Tsuchiya
COMPLEX LEAD SULFIDE CONCENTRATE LEACHING BY MICROORGANISMS, Pages 375-387, A.E. Torma
MICROBIOLOGICAL LEACHING OF CARBONATE-RICH GERMAN COPPER SHALE, Pages 389-401, K. Bosecker, D. Neuschütz, U. Scheffler
STUDIES ON THE OXIDATION OF SULPHIDE MINERALS (PYRITE) IN THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIA, Pages 403-426, A.S. Atkins
BACTERIAL LEACHING OF COPPER SULFIDE ORES, Pages 427-439, P.N. Rangachari, V.S. Krishnamachar, S.G. Patil, M.N. Sainani, H. Balakrishnan
CONTINUOUS BIOLOGICAL LEACHING OF CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATES: DEMONSTRATION AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, Pages 441-462, R.O. McElroy, A. Bruynesteyn
EXAMINATION OF A COPPER ORE AFTER LEACHING WITH BACTERIA, Pages 463-476, N.W. Le Roux, K.B. Mehta
MICROBIAL LEACHING OF COPPER AT AMBIENT AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, Pages 477-490, James A. Brierley, Corale L. Brierley
THE USE OF LARGE-SCALE TEST FACILITIES IN STUDIES OF THE ROLE OF MICROORGANISMS IN COMMERCIAL LEACHING OPERATIONS, Pages 491-520, L.E. Murr, James A. Brierley
Index, Pages 521-526