Control of microbial sulfide production with biocides and nitrate in oil reservoir simulating bioreactors

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Xue, Yuan ^a   Voordouw, Gerrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocide; Bioreactor; Nitrate; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Synergy

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; NITRATE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY;

EID: 84953863609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01387     Document Type: Article

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