# Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/metal-extraction-and-bioleaching-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 748,435 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on biohydrometallurgical processes for extracting and recovering metals from ores and waste materials. It covers topics such as bioleaching, microbial communities in metal recovery, oxidation mechanisms of sulfide minerals, acid mine drainage, vanadium extraction, sulfur metabolism, and the application of microbial ecology in metallurgical processes. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Engineering |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11073 |
| Works | 72,426 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Jens K. Nørskov](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jens-k-n-rskov/)
- [Kenneth W. Kinzler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-w-kinzler/)
- [James M. Tiedje](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-m-tiedje/)
- [Philip Hugenholtz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/philip-hugenholtz/)
- [Shaobin Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shaobin-wang/)
- [Lirong Zheng](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lirong-zheng/)
- [Derek R. Lovley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/derek-r-lovley/)
- [Richard Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-smith/)
- [Thomas F. Jaramillo](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-f-jaramillo/)
- [Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-c-m-van-loosdrecht/)
- [Claire M. Fraser](https://scholariq.org/researchers/claire-m-fraser/)
- [Alex Zunger](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alex-zunger/)

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