ORNL hits on way to lessen pollution

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a biological technique using bacteria to convert sulfur dioxide from coal-fired power plants into hydrogen sulfide, which can then be converted to common sulfur for industrial use. The process addresses acid rain pollution from coal combustion. SACE is not mentioned in this article.

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ORNL hits on way
to lessen pollution

OAK RIDGE — Scientists at
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
have come up with a biological
technique that turns a devilish
pollutant into a useful product.
The process uses bacteria to
convert sulfur dioxide — one of
the pollutants from coal-fired
steam plants that cause acid rain
— and other sulfur compounds
into hydrogen sulfide. Another
conversion then turns the materi-
al into common sulfur, which can
be used in the manufacture of
many products.
Eric Kaufman, a researcher in
ORNL's Bioprocessing Research
and Development Center, con-
ducted the experiments, along
with P.T. Selvaraj, a postdoctoral
scientist at the center.