Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important for establishing a technology based society, however are difficult to process. The use of biomining for the extraction of REEs minerals offers a benign alternative to conventional hydrometallurgical routes with more selective solubilisation of REEs over radio...
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Curtin University
2018
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| author | Fathollahzadeh, Homayoun |
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| description | Rare earth elements (REEs) are important for establishing a technology based society, however are difficult to process. The use of biomining for the extraction of REEs minerals offers a benign alternative to conventional hydrometallurgical routes with more selective solubilisation of REEs over radionuclides. The use of phosphate solubilising microorganisms in the bioleaching of REEs was investigated to gain a better understanding of the leaching behaviour of individual REEs and the mechanism attributed to their mobilisation. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-749462019-02-25T06:32:18Z Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals Fathollahzadeh, Homayoun Rare earth elements (REEs) are important for establishing a technology based society, however are difficult to process. The use of biomining for the extraction of REEs minerals offers a benign alternative to conventional hydrometallurgical routes with more selective solubilisation of REEs over radionuclides. The use of phosphate solubilising microorganisms in the bioleaching of REEs was investigated to gain a better understanding of the leaching behaviour of individual REEs and the mechanism attributed to their mobilisation. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74946 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Fathollahzadeh, Homayoun Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title | Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title_full | Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title_fullStr | Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title_short | Biomining of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Ores and Minerals |
| title_sort | biomining of rare earth elements from phosphate ores and minerals |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74946 |