Technological aspects of the microbial treatment of sulfide-rich wastewaters: A case study

Biodegradation

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 259-271

  Sublette, Kerry L ^a   Kolhatkar, Ravindra ^a   Raterman, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass recycle; Flocculation; Produced water; Sour water; Substrate inhibition; Sulfide; Thiobacillus denitrificans

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOMASS; FLOCCULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; MICROORGANISMS; ODOR CONTROL; OIL FIELDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DETOXIFICATION; SOUR WASTES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SULFATE; SULFIDE; WATER;

MICROORGANISM; SULFIDE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE; THIOBACILLUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0032454235     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008262522493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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