Determination of the elemental composition of molasses and its suitability as carbon source for growth of sulphate-reducing bacteria

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1157-1165

  Teclu, Daniel ^a   Tivchev, George ^a   Laing, Mark ^a   Wallis, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioremediation; Molasses; SRB

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; POLLUTION; STRAIN RELAXATION; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARSENATE SOLUTIONS; ARSENIC POLLUTIONS; ARSENIC SPECIES; AS AND AS(V); BATCH STUDIES; CARBON SOURCES; CONTAMINATED WATERS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; GROWTH RESPONSES; IN CONCENTRATIONS; LOWER CONCENTRATIONS; REDUCING ACTIVITIES; SRB; SULPHATE; SULPHATE REDUCTIONS;

MOLASSES;

ARSENIC; LACTIC ACID; MOLASSES; SULFATE;

ARSENATE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; REDUCTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PH;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; MOLASSES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 56249118681     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.04.120     Document Type: Article

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