BIOTREATMENT OF REFINERY SPENT SULFIDIC CAUSTICS

被引:24
作者
RAJGANESH, B
SUBLETTE, KL
CAMP, C
RICHARDSON, MR
机构
[1] UNIV TULSA,CTR ENVIRONM RES & TECHNOL,TULSA,OK 74104
[2] CONOCO INC,PONCA CITY,OK 74603
[3] CONOCO INC,COMMERCE CITY,CO 80022
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D O I
10.1021/bp00032a017
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Caustics are used in petroleum refining to remove hydrogen sulfide from various hydrocarbon streams. Spent sulfidic caustics from two Conoco refineries have been successfully biotreated on a bench scale, resulting in neutralization and removal of active sulfides. Sulfides were completely oxidized to sulfate by Thiobacillus denitrificans. Microbial oxidation of sulfide produced acid, which at least partially neutralized the caustic.
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