Bacterial assimilation reduction of iron in the treatment of non-metallics

Natural non-metallics, including granitoide and quartz sands, often contain iron which decreases the whiteness of these raw materials. Insoluble Fe3+ in these samples could be reduced to soluble Fe2+ by bacteria of Bacillus spp. and Saccharomyces spp. The leaching effect, observed by the measurement...

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Main Authors: Peter Malachovský, Igor Štyriak, Miroslava Luxová, Iveta Štyriaková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technical University of Kosice 2005-11-01
Series:Acta Montanistica Slovaca
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Online Access:http://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2005/n5/32styriakova.pdf