Removal of sulfur inorganic compounds by a biofilm of sulfate reducing and sulfide oxidizing bacteria in a down-flow fluidized bed reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 260-268

  Celis García, Lourdes B ^a   González Blanco, Gehovana ^b   Meraz, Mónica ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Elemental sulfur; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

DOWN-FLOW FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFIDE OXIDIZING BACTERIA;

DESULFURIZATION;

LACTIC ACID; SULFUR;

BIOFILMS; DESULFURIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFIDE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 40149092155     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1802     Document Type: Article

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