Technological and economic aspects of coal biodesulfurisation

Biodegradation

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 293-300

  Klein, Jürgen ^a  

^a Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodesulfurisation; Operation costs; Plant design; Pyrite; Sulfur in coal

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL BONDS; COAL PREPARATION; COSTS; DESULFURIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PYRITES; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR;

BIODESULFURIZATION;

COAL;

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; IRON; PYRITE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; INDUSTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; TECHNOLOGY;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032462339     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008282216016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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