How does H2S form in a digester, and how is it controlled?
sourced
Sulfate-reducing bacteria convert sulfur in the feed to hydrogen sulfide. It is controlled either at source - dosing a little air or oxygen into the headspace, or adding iron salts - or downstream with an iron sponge, activated carbon or a biological scrubber.
- Source
- American Biogas Council
- sourced
- Traceable to a named source.
- Level
- Practitioner — Operating numbers, ranges and failure modes.
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