Global Patent Index - EP 1409640 A1

EP 1409640 A1 20040421 - ADAPTATION OF BACTERIA FOR USE IN LEACHING

Title (en)

ADAPTATION OF BACTERIA FOR USE IN LEACHING

Title (de)

ANPASSUNG VON BAKTERIEN ZUR VERWENDUNG BEIM LAUGEN

Title (fr)

ADAPTATION DE BACTERIES DESTINEES A ETRE UTILISEES DANS UN PROCEDE DE LIXIVIATION

Publication

EP 1409640 A1 20040421 (EN)

Application

EP 02750645 A 20020719

Priority

  • AU 0200971 W 20020719
  • AU PR655401 A 20010723

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03010295A1] A method for the adaptation of bacteria for use in the leaching of ores and concentrates, the method characterised by the steps of : a) Obtaining samples of bacteria exhibiting one or more desired attributes; b) Combining bacterial samples from step a) with a stock bacterial culture known to have the ability to oxidise sulphide minerals, whereby the resulting combined bacterial culture ultimately expresses both the one or more desired attributes and the ability to oxidise sulphide minerals. The particular desired attribute is preferably salt tolerance.

IPC 1-7

C12N 1/00; C12N 1/20; C12N 1/24; B09C 1/10; C22B 3/18

IPC 8 full level

C12N 1/36 (2006.01); C22B 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 1/36 (2013.01); C22B 3/18 (2013.01); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03010295 A1 20030206; AP 1644 A 20060726; AP 2004002962 A0 20040331; AR 034821 A1 20040317; AU 2002355148 B2 20080501; AU PR655401 A0 20010816; BR 0211351 A 20040713; CA 2454678 A1 20030206; CL 2002001597 A1 20080104; CN 1535311 A 20041006; EA 006105 B1 20050825; EA 200400220 A1 20040624; EP 1409640 A1 20040421; EP 1409640 A4 20041229; MX PA04000639 A 20040319; PE 20030213 A1 20030516; ZA 200400266 B 20041011

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0200971 W 20020719; AP 2004002962 A 20020719; AR P020102713 A 20020719; AU 2002355148 A 20020719; AU PR655401 A 20010723; BR 0211351 A 20020719; CA 2454678 A 20020719; CL 2002001597 A 20071116; CN 02814778 A 20020719; EA 200400220 A 20020719; EP 02750645 A 20020719; MX PA04000639 A 20020719; PE 2002000635 A 20020717; ZA 200400266 A 20040114