STUDIES ON SULFATE REDUCTION TO ELEMENTAL SULFUR UNDER ANAEROBIC/MICROAEROBIC CONDITIONS A Thesis Submitted by Bharati Brahmacharimayum (Roll No. 08615205) In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Centre for the Environment Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati - 781039, Assam, India October, 2014 TH-1365_08615205 STUDIES ON SULFATE REDUCTION TO ELEMENTAL SULFUR UNDER ANAEROBIC/MICROAEROBIC CONDITIONS A Thesis Submitted by Bharati Brahmacharimayum (Roll No. 08615205) In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Centre for the Environment Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati - 781039, Assam, India October, 2014 TH-1365_0861 5205 TH-1365_08615205 Dedicated to My Family TH-1365_0861 5205 TH-1365_08615205 CENTRE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Statement I hereby declare that the matter embodied in this thesis entitled “Studies on Sulfate Reduction to Elemental Sulfur under Anaerobic/Microaerobic Conditions” is the result of investigations carried out by me at Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India under the supervision of Dr. Pranab Kumar Ghosh. In keeping with the general practice of reporting scientific observations, due acknowledgements have been made wherever the work of other investigators are referred. Dated Bharati Brahmacharimayum Roll No. 08615205 Centre for the Environment IIT Guwahati Guwahati -781039 Assam, India TH-1365_0861 5205 TH-1365_08615205 CENTRE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Certificate It is certified that the work described in this thesis entitled “Studies on Sulfate Reduction to Elemental Sulfur under Anaerobic/Microaerobic Conditions” by Bharati Brahmacharimayum (Roll No. 08615205), submitted to Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India for the award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy, is an authentic record of results obtained from the research work carried out under my supervision at Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India and this work has not been submitted elsewhere for any kind of degree. Dated Dr. Pranab Kumar Ghosh Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering IIT Guwahati Guwahati – 781039 Assam, India TH-1365_0861 5205 TH-1365_08615205
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