Desulfurization of Biogas from a Closed Landfill under Acidic Conditions Deploying an Iron-Redox Biological Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Microorganisms
2.2. Prototype Experimental System
2.3. Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Oxidation of Ferrous Iron in the BTF
3.2. Removal of H2S in the Prototype Hybrid System under Lab Conditions
3.3. Performance of the Hybrid System at Pilot Scale (HSPS) in the Landfill
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Velasco, A.; Franco-Morgado, M.; Revah, S.; Arellano-García, L.A.; Manzano-Zavala, M.; González-Sánchez, A. Desulfurization of Biogas from a Closed Landfill under Acidic Conditions Deploying an Iron-Redox Biological Process. ChemEngineering 2019, 3, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030071
Velasco A, Franco-Morgado M, Revah S, Arellano-García LA, Manzano-Zavala M, González-Sánchez A. Desulfurization of Biogas from a Closed Landfill under Acidic Conditions Deploying an Iron-Redox Biological Process. ChemEngineering. 2019; 3(3):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030071
Chicago/Turabian StyleVelasco, Antonio, Mariana Franco-Morgado, Sergio Revah, Luis Alberto Arellano-García, Matías Manzano-Zavala, and Armando González-Sánchez. 2019. "Desulfurization of Biogas from a Closed Landfill under Acidic Conditions Deploying an Iron-Redox Biological Process" ChemEngineering 3, no. 3: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030071