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Biotechnology for the mining, metal refining, and fossil fuel processing industries

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6989493
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This book presents the papers given at a conference on the biochemical processing of fossil fuels. Topics considered at the conference included the acid leaching of uranium ore materials with microbial catalysis, the biocatalytic production of sulfur from process waste streams, the microbiological desulfurization of coal and its increased monetary value, the microbial desulfurization of fossil fuels, microorganisms, and potential impact of biotechnology on the mining industry.
OSTI ID:
6989493
Report Number(s):
CONF-850562-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010402* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Purification & Upgrading
050100 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Reserves
Exploration
& Mining
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
BIODEGRADATION
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
DECOMPOSITION
DESULFURIZATION
DISSOLUTION
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MICROORGANISMS
MINING
NONMETALS
ORES
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTION MINING
SULFUR
URANIUM ORES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING