Biohydrometallurgy: From the Single Cell to the Environment

Download or read book Biohydrometallurgy: From the Single Cell to the Environment written by Axel Schippers and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2007-07-15 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main focus of this collection of peer-reviewed articles is the role that micro-organisms play in the treatment of minerals, metals, coal, oil, waste materials; and also in related environmental issues. Nowadays, as well as developing new technologies for the production of raw materials and useful products, major efforts have to be directed at the remediation of former mining sites and at environmental protection tasks associated with the various kinds of mining. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).