Anaerobic methanethiol degradation in upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactors at high salinity (≥0.5 M Na+)

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-100

  Van Leerdam, Robin C ^a   De Bok, Frank A M ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a   Janssen, Albert J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic methanethiol degradation; Estuarine sediment; High salinity; LPG desulfurization; Methanogenesis; Sulfide toxicity; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; DESULFURIZATION; SEDIMENTS;

ANAEROBIC METHANETHIOL DEGRADATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; LPG DESULFURIZATION; METHANOGENESIS; SULFIDE TOXICITY; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED (UASB) REACTOR;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

METHANETHIOL;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; METHANOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT; SALINITY; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

EID: 34548256476     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21367     Document Type: Article

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