Oxidation of biologically-produced sulphur in a continuous mixed-suspension reactor

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 701-710

  Tichy R ^a   Janssen, A ^b   Grotenhuis, J T C ^b   Van Abswoude, R ^b   Lettinga, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Continuous cultivation; Microbial sulphur cycle; Thiobacilli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BLEACHING; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOBLEACHING; BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCED SULPHUR; CONTINUOUS MIXED SUSPENSION REACTOR; MICROBIAL SULPHUR CYCLE; THIOBACILLI;

OXIDATION;

SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; LEACHING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; THIOBACILLUS;

THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0032031359     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00247-9     Document Type: Article

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