Out of the three forms of mercury (metallic, ionic and organic) present in industrial sewage, mainly in the chemical industry, the ionic mercury (i.e. as soluble salts) prevails. Instead of a chemical reaction with a strong
reducing agent, the mercury salts can be reduced biologically by means of live bacteria with such abilities. Appropriate bacterial strains were isolated from the environment of natural river deposits.
This technology is dedicated to enterprises from the chemical branch and to sewage treatment plants.
DECREASE OF MERCURY CONTENT IN SEWAGE / REDUCTION OF THE COSTS OF MERCURY ELIMINATION FROM SEWAGE / DECREASED ENVIRONMENT CONTAMINATION
Department of Bioprocess Engineering