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Biomining: Theory, Microbes and Industrial Processes - Biotechnology Intelligence Unit Douglas E Rawlings Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997 edition
Biomining: Theory, Microbes and Industrial Processes - Biotechnology Intelligence Unit
Douglas E Rawlings
Although gold is inert to microbial action, microbes can also be used in gold recovery from certain types of ores because as they oxidize the ore, they open up its structure, thereby allowing a gold-solubilizing agent such as cyanide to penetrate the ore.
302 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 22, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9783662061138 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gm |
| Genre | Topical > Ecology |
| Pages | 302 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 17 mm · 444 g |
| Language | German |
| Editor | Rawlings, Douglas E. |