biomining
noun[U]
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/a way ofobtainingmetalfromore(=rockthatcontainsmetal)orwasteby usingsimplelivingorganismssuch asbacteriaorfungitobreakit down:
生物采矿Biomining can be used toextractgoldfrommineralscontainingarsenicand pyrite.生物采矿可用于从含砷和黄铁的矿物中提取金。
- Biominingprovidesanovelsolutiontocomplexenvironmentalissues.
- Biomining is anenvironmentallyfriendlytechniquecomparedtotraditionalmining.
- Biomining can also be used incleaningoilspills.
- Hisexperimentprovedthat micro-organisms havemechanismsforsensingand taking upmetalsfor use in thecell,leadingto thedevelopmentofcomplexmodernbiominingsystems.
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- anti-mine
- banksman
- coal
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- fracking
- goldfield
- mineral
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- prospect
- shaft
- strip mining
- workings
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