Prof. Ake Sandstrom

Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Professor

Email: ake.sandstrom@ltu.se

Qualifications

1986 Ph. D., Umeå University, Physical Chemistry

Publications(selected)

1. Å. Sandström and E. Mattsson, Bacterial ferrous iron oxidation of acid mine drainage as pre-treatment for subsequent metal recovery, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 62, 2001, 309-320.
2. B. Lindblom, C. Samuelsson, Å. Sandström and G. Ye, Fine particle characterisation – An important tool for new recycling strategies, Journal of Metals, December 2002, 35-38.
3. R. Edelbro, Å. Sandström and J. Paul, Full potential calculations on the electron band structures of sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 206, 2003, 300-313.
4. M. Seferinoglu, M. Paul, Å. Sandström, A. Köker, S. Toprak and J. Paul, Acid leaching of coal and coal ashes, Fuel, Vol. 82, 2003, 1721-1734.
5. E.B. Lindström, Å. Sandström and J.-E. Sundkvist, A sequential two-step process using moderately and extremely thermophilic cultures for biooxidation of refractory gold concentrates, Hydrometallurgy, Vol. 71, 2003, 21-30.
6. M. Paul, Å. Sandström and J. Paul, Prospects for cleaning ash in the acidic effluent from bioleaching of sulfidic concentrates, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 106B, 2004, 39-54.
7. Å. Sandström, A. Shchukarev and J. Paul, Characterisation by XPS of residues obtained from chemical- and bioleaching of chalcopyrite at high and low redox potential, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 18, 2005, 505-515.
8. M. Paul, M. Seferinoglu, G.A. Aycik, Å. Sandström, M. Smith and J. Paul, Acid Leaching of Ash and Coal: Time dependence and trace element occurrences, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 79, 2006, 27-41.
9. Jan-Eric Sundkvist, Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Åke Sandström, Modelling of ferrous-iron oxidation by a Leptospirillum ferrooxidans – dominated chemostat culture, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 99, No. 2, February 1, 2008, 378-389.
10. M.L. Cunha, C.S. Gahan, N. Menad and Å. Sandström, Possibilities to use oxidic by-products for precipitation of Fe/As from leaching solutions for subsequent base metal recovery, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 21, 2008, 38-47.
11. M.L. Cunha, C.S. Gahan, N. Menad and Å. Sandström, Leaching Behaviour of Industrial Oxidic By-products: Possibilities to Use as Neutralisation Agent in Bioleaching, Materials Science Forum Vols. 587-588 (2008) pp 748-752 online at http://www.scientific.net/MSF.587-588.748.
12. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Maria Lucelinda Cunha and Åke Sandström, Study on the possibilities to use ashes, EAF dust and lime sludge as neutralizing agent in bioleaching, The Open Mineral Processing Journal, 2008, 1, 26-36.
13. K. Kovács, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, A. Vértes, L. Gunneriusson, Å. Sandström, Mössbauer study of synthetic jarosites, Hyperfine Interact (2008) 186:69–73.
14. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Maria Lucelinda Cunha and Åke Sandström, Comparative study on different steel slags as neutralizing agent in bioleaching, Hydrometallurgy 95 (2009) 190–197.
15. Lars Gunneriusson, Allan Holmgren, Åke Sandström, Ernő Kuzmann, Krisztina Kovacs, Attila Vértes, Jarosite inclusion of fluoride and its potential significance to bioleaching of sulphide minerals, Hydrometallurgy 96 (2009) 108–116.
16. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Jan-Eric Sundkvist and Åke Sandström, A study on the toxic effects of chloride on the biooxidation efficiency of pyrite, Journal of Hazardous Materials 172 (2009) 1273-1281.
17. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Jan-Eric Sundkvist and Åke Sandström, Use of mesalime and electric arc furnace (EAF) dust as neutralising agents in biooxidation and their effects on gold recovery in subsequent cyanidation, Minerals Engineering 23 (2010) 731-738.
18. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Jan-Eric Sundkvist, Mark Dopson and Åke Sandström, Effect of chloride on ferrous iron oxidation by a Leptospirillum ferriphilum-dominated chemostat culture, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 106 (2010), 422-431.
19. Samuel A. Awe, Caisa Samuelsson and Åke Sandström, Dissolution kinetics of tetrahedrite mineral in alkaline sulphide media, Hydrometallurgy 103, (2010), 167-172.
20. Samuel A. Awe and Åke Sandström, Selective leaching of arsenic and antimony from a tetrahedrite rich complex sulphide concentrate using alkaline sulphide solution, Minerals Engineering, 23, (2010), 1227-1236.
21. Chandra Sekhar Gahan, Jan-Eric Sundkvist, Fredrik Engström and Åke Sandström, Utilisation of steel slags as neutralising agents in biooxidation of a refractory gold concentrate and their influence on the subsequent cyanidation, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 55, (2011), 541-547.
22. S.M. Javad Koleini, Valeh Aghazadeh and Åke Sandström, Acidic sulphate leaching of chalcopyrite in presence of pyrite, Minerals Engineering, 24, (2011), 381-386.
23. Samuel A. Awe, Mohammad Khoshkhoo, Paul Kruger and Åke Sandström, Modelling and process optimisation of antimony removal from a complex copper concentrate, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, 22 (2012), 675-685.
24. F.Engström, M. Lidström Larsson, C. Samuelsson, Å. Sandström, R. Robinson and B. Björkman, Leaching behaviour of aged steel slags, Submitted to Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
25. F. Engström, D. Adolfsson, C. Samuelsson, Å. Sandström and B. Björkman, A study of the solubility of pure slag minerals, Submitted to Minerals Engineering.

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