Download or read book Biohydrometallurgical Technologies written by Arpad E. Torma and published by Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biohydrometallurgy is an emerging technology. It is used industrially for the recovery of copper and uranium from low-grade resources, and the liberation of gold and other precious metals from refractory ores. Technologies are also being developed and applied to coal desulfurization, bioremediation of contaminated soils, and effluent solutions and bioenhanced tertiary oil recovery processes.