sulphate reduction

collocation in English

meaningsofsulphateandreduction

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sulphate
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsʌl.feɪt/us
/ˈsʌl.feɪt/
a chemical formed from sulphur, oxygen, and ...
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reduction
noun
uk
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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(Definition ofsulphateandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsulphate reduction

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Robustsulphatereduction, substrate utilization, and target biomass production is currently being observed and reported.
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The results of the research show that biogenicsulphatereduction, as well as oxidation of sulphide, are the main processes in an acidic lake.
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These results are analogous to the deviations shown by fractionation due to bacterialsulphatereduction.
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Problems of organic matter preservation, degradation andsulphatereductionare addressed as precursors to detailed examinations of solute fluxes and solute budgets.
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Biological reworking of sedimentary organic matter occurs through a sequence of redox-reactions involving aerobic respiration, nitrate, iron andsulphatereductionas well as methanogenesis.
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Sulphur deposits might be indicative ofsulphatereductionmetabolism.
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The associated positive isotopic trend is inferred to reflect bacterialsulphatereductionin the sediment column under increasingly sulphate-limited conditions related to increasing contents of organic matter in the sediment.
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Dissimilatorysulphatereductionreleases hydrogen sulphide with associated turnover rates of sulphur unlike the significantly much smaller assimilation processes.
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The alkalinity can also be reduced by microbialsulphatereduction.
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For instance, nitrification is hierarchically more favoured thansulphatereduction.
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