Modeling the influence of decomposing organic solids on sulfate reduction rates for iron precipitation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3215-3225

  Hemsi, Paulo S ^a   Shackelford, Charles D ^a   Figueroa, Linda A ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECOMPOSITION; IRON; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

DISSOLVED ORGANIC SUBSTRATES; MONOD KINETICS; ORGANIC SOLID MATERIALS; POLYSACCHARIDE DECOMPOSITION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; LACTIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DECOMPOSITION; MODELING; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; DECOMPOSITION; KINETICS; MODEL; PARAMETER; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; VOLATILIZATION;

BIOREACTORS; IRON; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION; SEWAGE; SULFATES; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 18344371903     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0486420     Document Type: Article

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