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Desulphuring of natural gas and petroleum oil by autotrophic Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Author(s) -
Das Amitabha,
Roy Pradosh,
Mishra Ajit K.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1993.tb01385.x
Subject(s) - thiobacillus ferrooxidans , library science , biology , computer science , bacteria , genetics
Hydrogen sulphide is a common toxic contaminant in natural gas and oil. In this study, the strictly autotrophic bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans , which oxidizes reduced sulphur compounds, was used to desulphur petroleum oil and gas. The reaction was carried out in a closed vessel containing substrate mixed with a bacterial suspension. The significance of the hydrogen sulphide oxidizing activity of T. ferrooxidans is discussed.