Bioleaching of some Rare Earth Elements from Egyptian Monazite using Aspergillus ficuum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Aspergillus ficuum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibit good potential in generating varieties of organic acids effective for bioleaching some rare earth elements (REEs) from Egyptian monazite (purity 97 %) and (thorium-uranium) concentrate. Batch experiments are performed to compare the bioleaching...

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Main Authors: Wesam Abdel Ghany HASSANIEN, Osman Abdel Naby DESOUKY, Shimaa Salah Eldien HUSSIEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Walailak University 2013-12-01
Series:Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://wjst.wu.ac.th/index.php/wjst/article/view/481