Competition for H2 between sulfate reduction and dechlorination in butyrate-fed anaerobic cultures

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Beccari, Mario ^a   Majone, Mauro ^a   Papini, Marco Petrangeli ^a   Tandoi, Valter ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Competition; Electron donor; Hydrogen threshold; Reductive dechlorination; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

DECHLORINATION; ELECTRONS; GROUNDWATER; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRON DONOR; MICROBIAL CULTURES; PERCHLOROETHYLENE (PCE);

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 38049048005     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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