Environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for extracting minerals and metals from ore

The subject invention provides safe, environmentally-friendly, compositions and methods for extracting minerals and/or metals from ore. More specifically, the subject invention provides for bioleaching using a composition comprising one or more biosurfactant-producing microorganisms and/or microbial...

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Hauptverfasser:	MOLDAKOZHAYEV, Alibek, ALIBEK, Ken, FARMER, Sean, IBRAGIMOVA, Samal
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS METALLURGY PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Zusammenfassung:	The subject invention provides safe, environmentally-friendly, compositions and methods for extracting minerals and/or metals from ore. More specifically, the subject invention provides for bioleaching using a composition comprising one or more biosurfactant-producing microorganisms and/or microbial growth by-products. In specific embodiments, the composition comprises biosurfactant-producing yeasts and/or their growth by-products.