Comparison on the removal of hydrogen sulfide in biotrickling filters inoculated with Thiobacillus thioparus and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Aroca, Germán ^a   Urrutia, Homero ^b   Núñez, Dariela ^a,c   Oyarzún, Patricio ^a,d   Arancibia, Alejandra ^a   Guerrero, Karlo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c Plataforma Industrial de Sines Lote Industrial I   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Biofilm; Biofiltration; Hydrogen sulfide; Thiobacillus thioparus

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; CORROSION; GAS EMISSIONS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; LIQUID MEDIA; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CONTAMINATION; CORROSION; FILTER; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 37849037450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol10-issue4-fulltext-6     Document Type: Article

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