Organic sulfur removal from coal by microorganisms from extreme environments |
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Authors: | Kenneth Runnion Joan D. Combie |
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Affiliation: | J.K. Research, Bozeman, Montana, USA |
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Abstract: | Abstract: Microbial samples were collected from sulfurous, near neutral pH, thermal waters of Yellowstone Park. Thermophilic mixed cultures were identified that removed 90% of pyritic and sulfate sulfur and 33% of the organic sulfur from North Dakota lignite. The 30–40% organic desulfurization barrier was studied for possible inhibitors to organic sulfur removal from coal. |
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Keywords: | Coal desulfurization Organic sulfur Thermophiles |
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