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The application of microbiological methods to the extraction of metals from minerals is supported by several bioleaching and biooxidation processes operating in different sites over the world. This book details the basic aspects of the process with special emphasis on recent contributions regarding the chemical and microbial aspects of the bioleaching process and the use of microorganisms in the treatment of complex ores and concentrates.

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Preface Section I - Fundamentals, microorganisms and mechanisms Microorganisms involved in bioleaching and nucleic acid-based molecular methods for their identification and quantificationAxel Schippers Mechanisms and biochemical fundamentals of bacterial metal sulfide oxidationThore Rodwerder and Wolfgang Sand Electrochemical techniques used to study bacterial-metal sulfides interactionsDenise Bevilaqua, Heloisa A. Acciari, Assis V. Benedetti and Oswaldo Garcia Jr Electrochemical mechanism of leaching. Influence of the presence of catalytic ions and bacteriaAntonio Ballester, María Luisa Blázquez, Felisa González and Jesús A. Munoz Recovery of zinc, nickel, cobalt and other metals by bioleachingMarisa R. Viera, Cristina M. Pogliani and Edgardo R. Donati Bioleaching of metals in neutral and slightly alkaline environmentAleksandra Sklodowska and Renata Matlakowska Section II - Bioreactors and Bioheaps Bioleaching of sulfide minerals in continuous stirred tanksDominique Henri Roger Morin Bioreactor design fundamentals and their application to gold miningFernando Acevedo and Juan Carlos Gentina Air-lift reactors: characterization and applications in biohydrometallurgy Alejandra Giaveno, Laura Lavalle, Patricia Chiacchiarini and Edgardo R. Donati Principles, mechanisms and dynamics of chalcocite heap bioleachingJochen Petersen and David G. Dixon Section III - Genetics and Molecular Biology The use of bioinformatics and genome biology to advance our understanding of bioleaching microorganismsRaquel Quatrini, Jorge Valdés, Eugenia Jedlicki and David S. Holmes Proteomics and metaproteomics applied to biomining microorganismsCarlos A. JerezCell-cell communication in bacteria: A promising new approach to improve bioleaching efficiency?Susana Valenzuela,Alvaro Banderas, Carlos A. Jerez and Nicolás Guiliani Section IV - Other Applications Bioflotation and bioflocculation of relevance to minerals BioprocessingK. Hanumantha Rao and S. Subramanian Desulphurization of gaseous emissions containing hydrogen sulfideJosé Manuel Gómez and Domingo Cantero Index