Long term performance of an AMD treatment bioreactor using chemolithoautotrophic sulfate reduction and ferrous iron precipitation under in situ groundwater conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 221-227

  Bilek, F ^a   Wagner, S ^a  

^a Dresden Groundwater Research Centre (DGFZ)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Autotrophic sulfate reduction; In situ technology; Long term test

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BENCH SCALE REACTOR; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC; COMPETING PROCESS; EXPANDED CLAY; FERROUS IRON; GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS; IN SITU TECHNOLOGY; IN-SITU; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM TEST; LONG-TERM BEHAVIOR; METHANOGENESIS; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ALKALINITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; RUNOFF; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; ELECTRON; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; HOMOACETOGENESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REDUCTION KINETICS; SULFATE REDUCER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EURYARCHAEOTA; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84655166502     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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