Biodesulfurization of two Colombian coals with native microorganisms

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1099-1106

  Cardona, Isabel Cristina ^a   Márquez, Marco Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus; Coal; Pyrite; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIODESULFURIZATION; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; COLOMBIA; COLOMBIAN COALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPIES; PULP DENSITY; PYRITIC SULFUR; SEM/EDX; SULFUR CONTENTS; TOTAL SULFUR;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DESULFURIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLINITE; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MINERALS;

EID: 68349085766     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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