Size-Controlled Production of Gold Bionanoparticles Using the Extremely Acidophilic Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium, Acidocella aromatica

Recycling of gold-bearing “urban mine” resources, such as waste printed circuit boards (PCBs), is attracting an increasing interest. Some of the gold leaching techniques utilize acidic lixiviants and in order to eventually target such acidic leachates, the utility of the acidophilic Fe(III)-reducing...

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Main Authors: Intan Nurul Rizki, Naoko Okibe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/3/81