The treatment of synthetic acid mine drainage (AMD) water (pH 3.0-6.5) containing sulfate (3.0-3.5 g L(-1)) and various metals (Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Zn) was studied in an ethanol-fed sulfate-reducing 4-compartment anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) at 32°C. The reactor was operated for 160 days at different chemical oxygen demand (COD)/sulfate ratios, hydraulic retention times (HRT), pH, and me...

Biological processes based on oxidation of sulfur compounds by chemolithotrophic microorganisms are emerging as an efficient and eco-friendly technique for removal of sulfur from the coal. In the present article, study was carried out to investigate the potential of biodesulfurization process in removing the sulfur from lignite coal sample collected from a Mongolian coal mine. The batch biodesu...

A biological process, called BIOSOL, developed in our laboratory, efficiently reduces metals and reduces pathogenic indicator bacteria in sewage sludges in a single-stage system to levels meeting Ontario Ministry of the Environment (OME) requirements for land application of biosolids. Since the requirements for unrestricted use of compost are 10 to 50 times (depending on the metal involved) mor...

the effect of secondary steelmaking processes such as desulphurization, removal of inclusions and vacuumdegassing followed by hot forging and hardening heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a hot-work w500 tool steel have been studied in details. in order to follow the progress of secondary steel making, the content of impurity elements such as s, p, o, h and n were ...