Biohydrometallurgy

Biohydrometallurgy is a technique in the world of metallurgy that utilizes biological agents (bacteria) to recover and treat metals such as copper. Modern biohydrometallurgy advances started with the bioleaching of copper more efficiently in the 1950s[1]

  1. ^ Komnitsas, Kostas (July 2019). Recent Advances in Hydro- and Biohydrometallurgy. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. pp. ix. ISBN 978-3-03921-299-6. Retrieved April 25, 2021.