The use of hydrogen as a chemical pre-reductant for aqueous sulphidogenic media

Microbios

Volumn 87, Issue 350, 1996, Pages 43-51

  Poulson, Simon R ^a   Colberg, Patricia J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous sulphidogenic media; H2 N2 gas mixture; Platinum catalyst; Pre reducing agent

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030523931     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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