Bioleaching of Phosphate Minerals Using <i>Aspergillus niger</i>: Recovery of Copper and Rare Earth Elements

Rare earth elements (REE) are essential in high-technology and environmental applications, where their importance and demand have grown enormously over the past decades. Many lanthanide and actinide minerals in nature are phosphates. Minerals like monazite occur in small concentrations in common roc...

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Main Authors: Laura Castro, Maria Luisa Blázquez, Felisa González, Jesús Angel Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/10/7/978