Removal of H2S by the purple sulphur bacteriumEctothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii

✍ Scribed by M. B. Vainshtein; G. I. Gogotova; N. -J. Heinritz

• Book ID: 104738573
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 172 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00357574

✦ Synopsis

When Ectothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii VKM B-1525 was used for desuphurization of biogas in the laboratory and in a pilot plant, there was complete oxidation of H2S, the main product being elemental sulphur. The advatage of this culture over green bacteria is discussed.