Removal of sulfate and heavy metals by sulfate reducing bacteria in short-term bench scale upflow anaerobic packed bed reactor runs

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3379-3389

  Jong, Tony ^a   Parry, David L ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic water treatment; Arsenic; Copper; Metal precipitation; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; PACKED BEDS; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA SAND; SOLUBILITY;

CONCOMITANT PRECIPITATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

ACID; ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; WATER; ZINC;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; HEAVY METAL; MICROORGANISM; PACKED BED; REDUCTION; SULFATE; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOLUBILITY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0038049889     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00165-9     Document Type: Article

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