Sulphate bioreduction for the treatment of polluted waters: Solid versus liquid organic substrates

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 859-863

  Cruz Viggi, Carolina ^a   Pagnanelli, Francesca ^a   Toro, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioprecipitation; Column experiments; Degradation rate constants; Ethanol; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOPRECIPITATION; BIOREDUCTION; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; COLUMN SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; FIXED BED COLUMNS; INERT MATERIALS; LIQUID SUBSTRATE; METAL REMOVAL; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC SOURCES; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; POLLUTED WATER; REACTIVE MIXTURES; SOLID SUBSTRATES; STEADY STATE; SULPHATE; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSORPTION; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; LIQUIDS; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STRAIN RELAXATION; SUBSTRATES; WATER POLLUTION;

RATE CONSTANTS;

ALCOHOL; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXED BED REACTOR; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SOLID WASTE; STEADY STATE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 67649215443     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2168     Document Type: Article

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