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Biological elimination of hydrogen sulphide from biogas; Biologisk svovlbrintefjernelse fra biogas

Abstract

Biogas contains varying amounts of hydrogen sulphide (0-3%) and it is necessary to remove this before the gas can be used, because of its corrosive and toxic properties and following pollution with sulphur dioxide. Biological cleaning processes have previously been documented as alternatives to traditional physical and chemical methods. The aim of the project is to determine whether the process where Thiobacillus bacteria convert hydrogen sulphide to sulphate can be used for cleaning methane from Danish biomass conversion plants. It was not found to be possible to achieve a sufficient capacity for conversion in the culture to prove that biological methods for cleaning could be a reasonable alternative to traditional methods. This is mainly because of low rates of growth, despite changes in substrate composition, bacteria cultures or culturing conditions. The process remained inefficient and unstable. It was concluded that the biological process was unsuitable for commercial uses in this respect in biomass conversion plants. (AB) (10 refs.).
Authors:
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NEI-DK-1049
Reference Number:
SCA: 091000; PA: DK-93:001075; SN: 93000928483
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: EFP-88.; PBD: Feb 1991
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; METHANE; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; BACILLUS; OXIDATION; BATCH CULTURE; TESTING; MANURES; BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS; 091000; PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION
OSTI ID:
10121198
Research Organizations:
Dansk Teknologisk Inst., Taastrup (Denmark). Bioteknik
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
Danish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93761263; CNN: Contract EM-1383/88-1; TRN: DK9301075
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS
Submitting Site:
DK
Size:
26 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Lund, B. Biological elimination of hydrogen sulphide from biogas; Biologisk svovlbrintefjernelse fra biogas. Denmark: N. p., 1991. Web.
Lund, B. Biological elimination of hydrogen sulphide from biogas; Biologisk svovlbrintefjernelse fra biogas. Denmark.
Lund, B. 1991. "Biological elimination of hydrogen sulphide from biogas; Biologisk svovlbrintefjernelse fra biogas." Denmark.
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title = {Biological elimination of hydrogen sulphide from biogas; Biologisk svovlbrintefjernelse fra biogas}
author = {Lund, B}
abstractNote = {Biogas contains varying amounts of hydrogen sulphide (0-3%) and it is necessary to remove this before the gas can be used, because of its corrosive and toxic properties and following pollution with sulphur dioxide. Biological cleaning processes have previously been documented as alternatives to traditional physical and chemical methods. The aim of the project is to determine whether the process where Thiobacillus bacteria convert hydrogen sulphide to sulphate can be used for cleaning methane from Danish biomass conversion plants. It was not found to be possible to achieve a sufficient capacity for conversion in the culture to prove that biological methods for cleaning could be a reasonable alternative to traditional methods. This is mainly because of low rates of growth, despite changes in substrate composition, bacteria cultures or culturing conditions. The process remained inefficient and unstable. It was concluded that the biological process was unsuitable for commercial uses in this respect in biomass conversion plants. (AB) (10 refs.).}
place = {Denmark}
year = {1991}
month = {Feb}
}