Inhibition of microbiological sulfide oxidation by methanethiol and dimethyl polysulfides at natron-alkaline conditions

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 579-587

  Van Den Bosch, Pim L F ^a   De Graaff, Marco ^a   Fortuny Picornell, Marc ^b   Van Leerdam, Robin C ^a   Janssen, Albert J H ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Methanethiol; Polysulfide; Spent caustics; Sulfide oxidation; Thioalkalivibrio

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKALIPHILIC BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; BIOLOGICAL SULFIDE OXIDATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; INHIBITING EFFECT; METHANETHIOL; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM CARBONATES; SPENT CAUSTIC; SPENT CAUSTICS; SULFIDE OXIDATION; THIOALKALIVIBRIO;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; POLYSULFIDES; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DIMETHYLPOLYSULFIDE; DIMETHYLTRISULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; SULFIDE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; THIOALKALIVIBRIO;

ALKALIES; DOWN-REGULATION; ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRACEAE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES;

THIOALKALIVIBRIO;

EID: 67349210604     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-1951-6     Document Type: Article

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