Biological removal of pyritic sulfur fro
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Fikret Kargi; James M. Robinson
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Article
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1985
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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More than 90% of initial pyritic sulfur was removed from bituminous coal samples (containing 2.1 O/ O pyritic sulfur) using the thermophilic organism Sulfolobus acido- caldarius. Microbial desulfurization rate was improved nearly ten fold by adjusting the NIP and NlMg ratios in the nutrient medium.