Advances in the biological removal of sulphides from aqueous phase in anaerobic processes: A review

L Guerrero, S Montalvo, C Huiliñir… - Environmental …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
In this paper, we review the latest developments in biological methods used in the removal
of hydrogen sulphide, present in the liquid phase in anaerobic reactors. The toxicity of H2S …

Respirometric characterization of aerobic sulfide, thiosulfate and elemental sulfur oxidation by S-oxidizing biomass

M Mora, LR López, J Lafuente, J Pérez… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Respirometry was used to reveal the mechanisms involved in aerobic biological sulfide
oxidation and to characterize the kinetics and stoichiometry of a microbial culture obtained …

Kinetic and stoichiometric characterization of anoxic sulfide oxidation by SO-NR mixed cultures from anoxic biotrickling filters

M Mora, M Fernández, JM Gómez, D Cantero… - Applied microbiology …, 2015 - Springer
Monitoring the biological activity in biotrickling filters is difficult since it implies estimating
biomass concentration and its growth yield, which can hardly be measured in immobilized …

Examining thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrification through respirometry

M Mora, A Guisasola, X Gamisans, D Gabriel - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Anoxic respirometry was applied to characterize a sulfide-oxidizing nitrate-reducing (SO-
NR) culture obtained from an anoxic biogas desulfurizing biotrickling filter treating high …

Modeling an aerobic biotrickling filter for biogas desulfurization through a multi-step oxidation mechanism

LR López, AD Dorado, M Mora, X Gamisans… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
A dynamic model describing physical–chemical and biological processes for the removal of
high loads of H 2 S from biogas streams in biotrickling filters (BTFs) was developed …

Phototrophic sulfide oxidation: environmental insights and a method for kinetic analysis

TE Hanson, GW Luther III, AJ Findlay… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Previously, we presented data that indicated microbial sulfide oxidation would out-compete
strictly chemical, abiotic sulfide oxidation reactions under nearly all conditions relevant to …

Assessment of biological kinetics in a conventional municipal WWTP by means of the oxygen uptake rate method

V Torretta, M Ragazzi, E Trulli, G De Feo, G Urbini… - Sustainability, 2014 - mdpi.com
Pollution control of surface water bodies requires stringent checks on wastewater treatment
plants performances. The satisfactory operation of biological treatment, commonly …

Biogas biological desulphurisation under extremely acidic conditions for energetic valorisation in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

N De Arespacochaga, C Valderrama, C Mesa… - Chemical engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
The most harmful biogas contaminant for energy conversion equipment such as fuel cells is
hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S); thus efficient and cost-effective treatment systems for this …

Application of a novel respirometric methodology to characterize mass transfer and activity of H2S-oxidizing biofilms in biotrickling filter beds

W Bonilla-Blancas, M Mora, S Revah, JA Baeza… - Biochemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The elimination capacity of gaseous H 2 S biofiltration can be limited either by mass transfer
or bioreaction in the biofilm. Assessment of the biological activity of immobilized cells …

H2S removal from sour water in a combination system of trickling biofilter and biofilter

M Fasihi, MH Fazaelipoor, M Rezakazemi - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Desulfurization of sour water was investigated in a combination system of trickling biofilter
(BTF) and biofilter (BF) filled with ceramic packing materials. A critical elimination capacity …