Biofiltration of high concentration of hydrogen sulphide using Thiobacillus thioparus

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Oyarzún, Patricio ^a   Arancibia, Fernando ^a   Canales, Christian ^a   Aroca, Germán E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; H2S; Hydrogen sulphide; Peat; Thiobacillus thioparus

Indexed keywords

THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 0346913094     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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