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An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading
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| author | Oyekola, Oluwaseun Oyekanmi |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5419 An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading Oyekola, Oluwaseun Oyekanmi Chemical Engineering Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-212). The treatment of acid mine drainage and other sulphate-laden wastewaters usingbiological sulphate reduction technology has been shown to offer several advantages.This process effectively removes the following toxicants: sulphate, heavy metals andacidity. Previous studies have also revealed that the sub-process, sulphate reduction, isinfluenced by the choice of electron donor, constituents of the microbial populationmediating the process, the feed sulphate concentration and other operationalparameters. The current work investigated the potential of an ecological approach inthe treatment of sulphate-laden wastewaters. This was based on the relationshipbetween the structure and function of the sulphate-reducing bacterial population. Themain objective was to examine the effects of feed sulphate concentration andresidence time on the kinetics of biological sulphate reduction and the communitystructure of the microbial system involved. 2014-07-31T11:14:38Z 2014-07-31T11:14:38Z 2008 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5419 eng application/pdf Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Chemical Engineering Oyekola, Oluwaseun Oyekanmi An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| title_full | An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| title_fullStr | An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| title_short | An investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate-fed sulphidogenic CSTR as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| title_sort | investigation into the relationship between process kinetics and microbial community dynamics in a lactate fed sulphidogenic cstr as a function of residence time and sulphate loading |
| topic | Chemical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5419 |
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