Sulfate reduction at low pH to remediate acid mine drainage

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 269, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-109

  Sánchez Andrea, Irene ^a,b   Sanz, Jose Luis ^a   Bijmans, Martijn F M ^c   Stams, Alfons J M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid mine rock drainage; Acidophilic SRB; Heavy metals; Reactors; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; HEAVY METALS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

ACID MINES; ACIDOPHILIC SRB; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REDUCTION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

HEAVY METAL; RNA 16S; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SUBSTRATE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TOXICITY;

ACETOBACTERIUM; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; DESULFOMICROBIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; INOCULATION; METAL RECOVERY; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOORELLA; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENY; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SULFATE REDUCER; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR CYCLE;

ACID MINE/ROCK DRAINAGE; ACIDOPHILIC SRB; HEAVY METALS; REACTORS; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

EID: 84896543535     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.12.032     Document Type: Article

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