Biosorption sites of selected metals using electron microscopy

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 481-487

  Tsezos, M ^a   Remoudaki, E ^a   Angelatou, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biosorption; EDAX; Electron microscopy; Ions; Metals; Microorganisms; Sites

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADSORPTION; ALCALIGENES; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031279808     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(97)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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