Bioleaching of heavy metals from sewage sludge by indigenous iron-oxidizing microorganisms using ammonium ferrous sulfate and ferrous sulfate as energy sources: A comparative study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Pathak, Ashish ^a   Dastidar, M G ^a   Sreekrishnan, T R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Iron oxidizing microorganisms; Sewage sludge; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BCR SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ENERGY SOURCE; FERROUS SULFATE; LAND APPLICATIONS; NEUTRAL PH; SPECIATION; STABLE FORM;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLEACHING; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; ZINC;

IRON;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERROUS SULFATE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; MICROORGANISM; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 70349243128     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.139     Document Type: Article

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