title: Removal of methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and hydrogen sulfide from contaminated air by Thiobacillus thioparus TK-m.
abstract: Methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and hydrogen sulfide were efficiently removed from contaminated air by Thiobacillus thioparus TK-m and oxidized to sulfate stoichiometrically. More than 99.99% of dimethyl sulfide was removed when the load was less than 4.0 g of dimethyl sulfide per g (dry cell weight) per day.
authors.affiliation: Fermentation Research Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanagawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D009812:Odorants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013440:Sulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004220:Disulfides; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; C005231:methylmercaptan; C021181:dimethyl disulfide; C004784:dimethyl sulfide; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide