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Kinetics of SO4−2 reduction under different growth media by sulfate reducing bacteria

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Sulfate Reducing Bacteria (SRB) were used to reduce the SO4 −2 concentration in waste water. The growth pattern of SRB was found by varying the concentration of nutrients and the biomass. The specific reaction constant was evaluated in each case.

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  1. S.S. Mohanty
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  2. T. Das
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Mohanty, S., Das, T., Mishra, S. et al. Kinetics of SO4−2 reduction under different growth media by sulfate reducing bacteria. Biometals 13, 73–76 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009240203326

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