TY - JOUR
T1 - Precipitation of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) at bench-scale using biogenic hydrogen sulfide from the utilization of volatile fatty acids
AU - Alvarez Aliaga, Maria Teresa Arminda
AU - Crespo, Carla
AU - Mattiasson, Bo
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors want to thank specially for the support of Sida/SAREC in the development of the project Microbial Diversity of Poopo Lake and Desaguadero river basin in La Paz, Bolivia.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Biological production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) using sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) has important potential within environmental biotechnology. The aim of this work was to study the possibility of using SRB for the treatment of an acid mine drainage (AMD) at bench-scale. This process involved three stages: the optimization of H2S production through the utilization of total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) by SRB, the establishment of a biofilm reactor for sulfide production, and the precipitation of metals by using the biologically produced H2S. The substrates used for TVFAs production consisted of papaya, apple and banana. The H2S produced from the degradation of TVFAs was utilized for the precipitation of a metal-contaminated effluent collected from Bolivar mine (Oruro, Bolivia). The maximum concentration of H2S obtained was approximately 16 mM. Removal efficiencies of ca. 100% for copper, above 94% for zinc, and above 92% for lead were achieved.
AB - Biological production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) using sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) has important potential within environmental biotechnology. The aim of this work was to study the possibility of using SRB for the treatment of an acid mine drainage (AMD) at bench-scale. This process involved three stages: the optimization of H2S production through the utilization of total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) by SRB, the establishment of a biofilm reactor for sulfide production, and the precipitation of metals by using the biologically produced H2S. The substrates used for TVFAs production consisted of papaya, apple and banana. The H2S produced from the degradation of TVFAs was utilized for the precipitation of a metal-contaminated effluent collected from Bolivar mine (Oruro, Bolivia). The maximum concentration of H2S obtained was approximately 16 mM. Removal efficiencies of ca. 100% for copper, above 94% for zinc, and above 92% for lead were achieved.
KW - Biofilm
KW - Heavy metal precipitation
KW - Organic matter
KW - Sulfate-reducing bacteria
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.065
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.065
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 16979215
AN - SCOPUS:33845218874
VL - 66
SP - 1677
EP - 1683
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
SN - 0045-6535
IS - 9
ER -