Biohydrometallurgical Technologies and Geomicrobiology of Mining Areas
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 3852
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biohydrometallurgy; biomining; acidophilic microorgansisms; metal extraction; sulfide ores and concentrates
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: biohydrometallurgy; biogechemistry; biomining; acidophilic microorgansisms; heavy metals; microbial ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Minerals is focused on recent advances in biohydrometallurgy, as well as on geomicrobiological processes in mining areas, which often determine their environmental impact and, in turn, may be used for metal extraction and treatment of mining and metallurgical wastes.
This Special Issue will cover a broad range of relevant topics:
- Development of novel biohydrometallurgical technologies;
- Recent advances in industrial applications of biomining technologies;
- Microbe–mineral interactions;
- Novel microorganisms involved in mineral bioleaching;
- Biohydrometallurgical treatment of sulfide and non-sulfide ores and concentrates;
- Biohydrometallurgical treatment of mining and metallurgical wastes;
- Geomicrobiological processes of mining area and its environmental impact;
- Microbial ecology in industrial and natural ecosystems associated with biohydrometallurgy and mineral weathering;
- Processes involved in Fe and S biogeochemical cycles (sulfide minerals bio-oxidation, weathering, sulfate reduction, etc.) and their industrial application;
- Application of geomicrobiological processes for a decrease in the environmental effect of the mining industry.
Thank you. We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Aleksandr Bulaev
Dr. Sergey M. Abramov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biohydrometallurgy
- metal extraction
- acidophilic microorganisms
- sulfide ores and concentrates
- non-sulfide ore bioleaching
- Fe and S biogeochemical cycles
- environmental impact of sulfide mineral weathering
- biomining
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