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Removal of Sulphur from fossil fuels
May 5 , 2018
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- Scientists from CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) have found four bacterial strains that remove sulfur from fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal.
- The four bacterial strains are Rhodococcus rhodochrous, Arthrobacter sulfureou, Gordonia rubropertinita and Rhodococcus erythropolis.
- Sulfur is one of the major pollutants emitted during the combustion of fossil fuels.
- They use dibenzothiophene, an organic sulfur compound which is a major contaminant of fossil fuel as energy source thereby getting rid of sulfur.
- The process of bio-desulfurization using these four bacterial strains is also eco-friendly and economical.
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