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  • Title: Sulfide removal by moderate oxygenation of anaerobic sludge environments.
    Author: van der Zee FP, Villaverde S, García PA, Fdz-Polanco F.
    Journal: Bioresour Technol; 2007 Feb; 98(3):518-24. PubMed ID: 16630720.
    Abstract:
    Introduction of a limited amount of oxygen to anaerobic bioreactors is proposed as a simple technique to lower the level of sulfide in the biogas. This paper presents the results of a bioreactor study and of batch experiments that were performed to obtain better insight into the fate of sulfur compounds and oxygen during micro-aerobic sulfide oxidation. Introduction of a low airflow (0.7-0.9 m(3)m(-3)d(-1), corresponding to an O(2)/S molar ratio of 8-10) to a fluidized bed reactor fed with low-sulfate vinasse was sufficient to reduce the biogas H(2)S-content to an undetectable level. Sulfide was initially oxidized to elemental sulfur, thiosulfate and - most probably - polysulfide. Significant sulfate production did not occur. Bioreactor sludge sampled from the reactor after three weeks' micro-aerobic operation was much faster in oxidizing sulfur than bioreactor sludge sampled during fully anaerobic reactor operation. The reaction proceeded faster with increasing O(2)/sulfide ratios.
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