Symposium on Modeling, Control and Optimizatin in Ferrous and Nonferrous Industry held at the Materials Science and Technology Conference, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 9 - 12 Kasım 2003, ss.77-90
Bioleaching/biooxidation is essentially a dissolution process with the involvement of acidophilic bacteria acting as the "catalyst" to accelerate the dissolution of metals from sulfide minerals. The contribution of bacteria to the metal dissolution is closely controlled by the growth of bacteria, which is itself affected by the physico-chemical conditions within the bioleaching environment.