Metal Extraction by Bacterial Oxidation of Minerals (Ellis Horwood Series in Inorganic Chemistry)

By Jack Barrett

This is the first book to deal exclusively with an important new method of metal extraction from mineral sources (ores and concentrates) by the new technology of bacterial oxidation. It covers all aspects of the subject from the fundamental principles through to its commercial exploitation. It will be useful for industrialists in mining and metallurgy, for geologists and for special topics courses in inorganic chemistry, microbiology, metallurgy, mineral processing, biotechnology and chemical engineering.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135777356
• ISBN13: 9780135777350
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Ellis Horwood Ltd
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 7.3"