Biological treatment of cyanide by natural isolated bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.)

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 643-649

  Akcil, A ^a   Karahan, A G ^a   Ciftci, H ^a   Sagdic, O ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotechnology; Cyanide; Environmental

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CELLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER MINES; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES; PSEUDOMONAS SP; TOXIC PRODUCTS;

CYANIDES;

EID: 0012752210     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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