BIODEGRADATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

摘要

A method for the biodegradation of organic compounds in a Bayer circuit, the method including the steps of: treating a portion of the Bayer circuit to provide a pH of between about 8 and about 12 wherein the portion of the Bayer circuit comprises an alkaliphilic microorganism and an electron acceptor and the microorganism is capable of anaerobic respiration in the presence of the electron acceptor, such that at least a portion of the organic compounds are anaerobically degraded by the microorganism.