The biological sulphate removal technology requires carbon and energy sources to reduce sulphate to sulphide. Plant biomass, e.g. grass, is a sustainable source of energy when cellulose is utilised during anaerobic degradation, producing volatile fatty acid (VFA) and hydrogen (H2). This process involves cellulose utilising microorganisms, present in the guts of ruminants
Reference:
Greben, HA and Sigama, NJ. 2008. Grass-cellulose as energy source for biological sulphate removal from acid mine effluents. Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17 & 18 November 2008, pp 1
Greben, H., & Sigama, N. (2008). Grass-cellulose as energy source for biological sulphate removal from acid mine effluents. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2628
Greben, HA, and NJ Sigama. "Grass-cellulose as energy source for biological sulphate removal from acid mine effluents." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2628
Greben H, Sigama N, Grass-cellulose as energy source for biological sulphate removal from acid mine effluents; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2628 .
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