Combined biological and chemical oxidation of ferrous sulfate using immobilised Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 562-570

  Nemati, Mehdi ^a   Webb, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Ferrous iron; Immobilisation; Oxidation; Packed bed bioreactor; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

IRON SULFATE; PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; VOLUMETRY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS FEROOXIDANS;

EID: 0032998302     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199906)74:6<562::aid-jctb75>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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