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Recovery Of Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt And Other Metals By Bioleaching

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    Marisa Viera, Cristina Pogliani & Edgardo Donati

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Viera, M., Pogliani, C., Donati, E. (2007). Recovery Of Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt And Other Metals By Bioleaching. In: Donati, E.R., Sand, W. (eds) Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_5

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