Biological conversion of hydrogen sulfide into elemental sulfur

Environmental Progress

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 234-238

  Basu, R ^a   Clausen, E C ^a   Gaddy, J L ^a  

^a Bioengineering Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROBIUM VIBRIOFORME F. THIOSULFATOPHILUM; PHOTOBACTERIA;

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; IMPURITIES; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; OXIDATION; SOUR GAS; SULFUR;

AUTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; CHLOROBIUM THIOSULFATOPHILUM; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0030400916     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670150412     Document Type: Article

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