References | Microorganisms | Recovery and conditions | Characterization of microorganisms |
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Arshadi and Mousavi (2015) | Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans | 100% Cu and Ni in 20 days at 8.5 g/L pulp density | Mesophiles bacteria |
Isildar et al. (2016) | Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans | 98.4% Cu in 7 days at 10 g/L pulp density | Mesophiles bacteria |
Ilyas et al. (2013) | Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and Thermoplasma acidophilum | 74% Zn, 68% Al, 85% Cu, 78% Ni in 165 days at 100 g/L pulp density | Moderately thermophilic bacteria |
Rodrigues et al. (2015) | Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans | 85% Cu in 8 days at 25 g/L pulp density | Moderately thermophilic bacteria |
Zhu et al. (2011) | Mixed culture of acidophilic bacteria | 96.8% Cu in 45 h, 88.2% Al and 91.6% Zn in 98 h at 12 g/L pulp density | Mesophiles bacteria |
Vestola et al. (2010) | Acidithiobacillus sp. and Leptospirillum sp. | 100% Cu and Ni in 42 days at 10 g/L pulp density | Mesophiles bacteria |
Current work | Microbial consortium | 93.4% Cu in 9 days at 100 g/L pulp density | Moderately thermophilic bacteria |