A modular continuous flow reactor system for the selective bio-oxidation of iron and precipitation of schwertmannite from mine-impacted waters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-49

  Hedrich, Sabrina ^a   Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioremediation; Continuous flow bioreactor; Iron oxidation; Schwertmannite

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIO-OXIDATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; DILUTION RATE; FERRIC IRON; FERROUS IRON OXIDATION; FLOCCULATING AGENTS; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; IRON OXIDATION; MINE WATERS; PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS; PROCESSED WATER; SCHWERTMANNITE; SELECTIVE PRECIPITATION; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLOCCULATION; GROUNDWATER; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SODIUM; WASTEWATER;

IRON;

FERROUS ION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DILUTION; INOCULATION; IRON; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCHWERTMANNITE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG OXIDATION; MINING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84855350745     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.130     Document Type: Article

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