Continuous biological ferrous iron oxidation in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 59-68

  Park, D ^a   Lee, D S ^a   Park, J M ^a  

^a Biotechnology Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

H2S removal; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Jarosite; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; FOULING; OXIDATION; PHOSPHATES; SULFURIC ACID;

FERRIC IRON; IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR);

BIOREACTORS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FERRIC ION; FERRIC PHOSPHATE; FERROUS ION; SULFURIC ACID;

MEMBRANE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; REACTOR OPERATION; REGENERATION;

EID: 21244434291     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0622     Document Type: Article

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