Study on the Effectiveness of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria to Remove Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr) in Acid Mine Drainage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Removal Effect of Total Fe by SRB
3.2. Removal Effect of Total Mn by SRB
3.3. Removal Effect of Total Cu by SRB
3.4. Removal Effect of Cr Ion by SRB
3.5. Analysis of Mechanism for Removing Fe Ions by SRB
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Dong, Y.; Gao, Z.; Di, J.; Wang, D.; Yang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Xie, Z. Study on the Effectiveness of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria to Remove Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr) in Acid Mine Drainage. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065486
Dong Y, Gao Z, Di J, Wang D, Yang Z, Wang Y, Xie Z. Study on the Effectiveness of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria to Remove Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr) in Acid Mine Drainage. Sustainability. 2023; 15(6):5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065486
Chicago/Turabian StyleDong, Yanrong, Ziqing Gao, Junzhen Di, Dong Wang, Zhenhua Yang, Yunfeng Wang, and Zhoufei Xie. 2023. "Study on the Effectiveness of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria to Remove Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr) in Acid Mine Drainage" Sustainability 15, no. 6: 5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065486