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Anna H. Kaksonen is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of main topics, including:

  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Anna H. Kaksonen include:

  • Ka Yu Cheng
  • Toshiya Kanamatsu
  • Michael B. Underwood
  • Gaku Kimura
  • Maneesha P. Ginige

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with notable recurrent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Water Research
  • Microorganisms
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Selected recent publications by Anna H. Kaksonen include:

  • E-Waste Recycling and Resource Recovery: A Review on Technologies, Barriers and Enablers with a Focus on Oceania (2021), published in Metals
  • Prospective directions for biohydrometallurgy (2020), published in Hydrometallurgy
  • Acid and ferric sulfate bioleaching of uranium ores: A review (2020), published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Contrasting effects and mode of dredging and in situ adsorbent amendment for the control of sediment internal phosphorus loading in eutrophic lakes (2020), published in Water Research
  • Carbon steel corrosion by bacteria from failed seal rings at an offshore facility (2020), published in Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Sulfate Reduction Based Bioprocesses for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage and the Recovery of Metals

    A. H. Kaksonen;J. A. Puhakka

  • Critical review: Microbially influenced corrosion of buried carbon steel pipes

    KM Usher;AH Kaksonen;I Cole;Donavan Marney

  • Optimization of metal sulphide precipitation in fluidized-bed treatment of acidic wastewater.

    A.H. Kaksonen;M.-L. Riekkola-Vanhanen;J.A. Puhakka;J.A. Puhakka

  • Towards circular economy in mining: Opportunities and bottlenecks for tailings valorization

    Päivi H.-M. Kinnunen;Anna H. Kaksonen

  • Effects of hydraulic retention time and sulfide toxicity on ethanol and acetate oxidation in sulfate-reducing metal-precipitating fluidized-bed reactor.

    Anna H. Kaksonen;Peter D. Franzmann;Jaakko A. Puhakka;Jaakko A. Puhakka

  • Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

    Anna H. Kaksonen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Naomi J. Boxall;Yosephine Gumulya;Himel N. Khaleque

  • Simple organic electron donors support diverse sulfate-reducing communities in fluidized-bed reactors treating acidic metal- and sulfate-containing wastewater.

    Anna H Kaksonen;Anna H Kaksonen;Jason J Plumb;Peter D Franzmann;Jaakko A Puhakka;Jaakko A Puhakka

  • Performance and ethanol oxidation kinetics of a sulfate-reducing fluidized-bed reactor treating acidic metal-containing wastewater.

    Anna H. Kaksonen;Peter D. Franzmann;Jaakko A. Puhakka;Jaakko A. Puhakka

  • E-waste recycling and resource recovery: A review on technologies, barriers and enablers with a focus on Oceania

    Jonovan Van Yken;Naomi J. Boxall;Ka Yu Cheng;Aleksandar N. Nikoloski

  • The relationship between instability of H2 production and compositions of bacterial communities within a dark fermentation fluidized-bed bioreactor.

    Perttu E.P. Koskinen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Jaakko A. Puhakka

  • The role of microorganisms in gold processing and recovery—A review

    Anna H. Kaksonen;Bhavani Madhu Mudunuru;Ralph Hackl

  • Acid bioleaching of solid waste materials from copper, steel and recycling industries

    Elina A. Vestola;Elina A. Vestola;Mari K. Kuusenaho;Heli M. Närhi;Olli H. Tuovinen;Olli H. Tuovinen

  • Identifying and Quantifying the Intermediate Processes during Nitrate-Dependent Iron(II) Oxidation.

    James Jamieson;James Jamieson;Henning Prommer;Henning Prommer;Anna H. Kaksonen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Jing Sun;Jing Sun

  • Application of indirect non-contact bioleaching for extracting metals from waste lithium-ion batteries.

    Naomi J. Boxall;Ka Yu Cheng;Warren Bruckard;Anna H. Kaksonen

  • Role of microorganisms in bioleaching of rare earth elements from primary and secondary resources

    Homayoun Fathollahzadeh;Homayoun Fathollahzadeh;Jacques J Eksteen;Anna H Kaksonen;Elizabeth L J Watkin

  • Sulfidogenic fluidized bed treatment of real acid mine drainage water.

    Erkan Sahinkaya;Fatih M. Gunes;Deniz Ucar;Anna H. Kaksonen

  • Heap bioleaching of a complex sulfide ore: Part I: Effect of pH on metal extraction and microbial composition in pH controlled columns

    Anna-Kaisa Halinen;Nelli Rahunen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Jaakko A. Puhakka

  • Dehalogenation activities and distribution of reductive dehalogenase homologous genes in marine subsurface sediments.

    Taiki Futagami;Yuki Morono;Takeshi Terada;Anna H. Kaksonen

  • The use of pyrite as a source of lixiviant in the bioleaching of electronic waste

    Christopher Bryan;Elizabeth Watkin;Timothy McCredden;Zachary Wong

  • Bioleaching and recovery of metals from final slag waste of the copper smelting industry

    Anna H. Kaksonen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Leena Lavonen;Mari Kuusenaho;Anni Kolli

  • Biogenic Iron Sulfide Nanoparticles to Enable Extracellular Electron Uptake in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria.

    Xiao Deng;Xiao Deng;Xiao Deng;Naoshi Dohmae;Anna H. Kaksonen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Akihiro Okamoto;Akihiro Okamoto

  • A novel post denitrification configuration for phosphorus recovery using polyphosphate accumulating organisms.

    Pan Yu Wong;Ka Yu Cheng;Anna H. Kaksonen;David C. Sutton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko A. Puhakka
Jaakko A. Puhakka Tampere University
Erkan Sahinkaya
Erkan Sahinkaya Marmara University
Peter Schumann
Peter Schumann Leibniz Association
Stefan Spring
Stefan Spring Leibniz Association
Pei-Ying Hong
Pei-Ying Hong King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Henning Prommer
Henning Prommer University of Western Australia
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway

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