Electron donors for biological sulfate reduction

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 452-463

  Liamleam, Warounsak ^a   Annachhatre, Ajit P ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Biological sulfate reduction; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; REDUCTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDROGEN; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRON; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; PH; REVIEW;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUTAGENESIS; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; REDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34447297841     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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