Decontamination of metals from metallurgical effluent utilising Rhizopus arrhizus biomass

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Subudhi, E ^a   Kar, R N ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

biomass; Biosorption; copper; nickel; rhizopus arrhizus; wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; COPPER; DECONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; NICKEL; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOSORPTION; CONTACT TIME; RHIZOPUS ARRHIZUS BIOMASS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ARRHIZUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0030454635     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207239608711046     Document Type: Article

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