Thiosulphate conversion in a methane and acetate fed membrane bioreactor

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 2467-2478

  Suarez Zuluaga, Diego A ^a   Timmers, Peer H A ^a   Plugge, Caroline M ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a   Weijma, Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation of methane; Desulfocapsa; Green sulphur bacteria; Pyrosequencing; Sulphur production; Thiosulphate disproportionation

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; THIOSULFATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBIACEAE; DESULFOCAPSA;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE;

ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ACETATES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRONS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFUR; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 84955755039     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5344-3     Document Type: Article

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