Treatment of sulphide containing wastewater with sulphur recovery in a novel reverse fluidized loop reactor (RFLR)

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 639-647

  Krishnakumar, B ^a   Majumdar, S ^a   Manilal, V B ^a   Haridas, Ajit ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Redox potential; Reverse fluidised loop reactor (RFLR); Sulphide removal; Sulphur recovery

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYSULFIDES; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR;

BIOREACTOR; OXIDIZED SULPHIDE; SULFUR RECOVERY; THIOSULPHATE;

WASTEWATER;

POLYSULFIDE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS; SULFUR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; LIQUID; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGENATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE FLUIDIZED LOOP REACTOR; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 13544261614     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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