Biohydrometallurgy has been commercially applied for the extraction of base metals from
low-grade sulfidic ores and the pre-treatment of refractory sulfidic gold-containing minerals …

Since the discovery of microbiological metal dissolution, numerous biohydrometallurgical
approaches have been developed to use microbially assisted aqueous extractive metallurgy …

Biohydrometallurgy recovers metals through microbially mediated processes and has been
traditionally applied for the extraction of base metals from low-grade sulfidic ores. New …

The global transition to a circular economy calls for research and development on
technologies facilitating sustainable resource recovery from wastes and by-products. Metal …

Microorganisms have developed various mechanisms to deal with metals, thus providing
numerous tools that can be used in biohydrometallurgical processes.“Biomining” processes …

The most exciting advances in biohydrometallurgy are occurring in the field of microbiology.
The two main technologies employed in biohydrometallurgy, agitated tanks for the …

Research on biohydrometallurgy of secondary metal resources is primarily focused on the
leaching of valuable metals. For secondary metal resources biological processing can be an …

Highlights•Evolution and current status of biomining technologies.•Mechanistic and
microbiological aspects.•Challenges, opportunities and projected developments in …

Bioleaching is a technology applicable to metal extraction from low-grade ores, ore
beneficiation, coal beneficiation, metal detoxification, and recovery of metals from waste …

The Microbial hydrometallurgy and microbial mineral processing of metal sulphides is
currently a well established technology. Over past years there has been a huge amount of …