Sulfate-reduction, sulfide-oxidation and elemental sulfur bioreduction process: Modeling and experimental validation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 202-211

  Xu, Xijun ^a   Chen, Chuan ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^a,b,c   Wang, Aijie ^a   Guo, Wanqian ^a   Zhou, Xu ^a   Guo, Hongliang ^a   Yuan, Ye ^a   Ren, Nanqi ^a   Chang, Jo Shu ^d  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data fitting; Kinetic model; Microaeration; Sulfur bioreduction

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SULFUR;

BEST-FIT MODEL PARAMETERS; BIO REDUCTIONS; DATA FITTINGS; DENITRIFYING SULFIDE REMOVAL; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; KINETIC MODELING; MICROAERATION; SULFIDE CONCENTRATION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

OXYGEN; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

DENITRIFICATION; MODEL VALIDATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

DATA FITTING; KINETIC MODEL; MICROAERATION; SULFUR BIOREDUCTION;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR;

EID: 84883413535     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.113     Document Type: Article

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