Biodegradation of free cyanide, thiocyanate and metal complexed cyanides in solutions with different compositions

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-142

  Goncalves M M M ^a   Pinto, A F ^a   Granato, M ^b  

^a CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL   (Brazil)

^b Museu de Astronomia e Ciencias Afins   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biomass acclimatisation; Cyanide; Metallocyanides

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COPPER; DETOXIFICATION; METAL COMPLEXES; ORGANIC CARBON; ZINC;

ACCLIMATISATION; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE; CYANIDE SOLUTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METALLOCYANIDES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PROCESS PERFORMANCE;

CYANIDES;

COPPER; CYANIDE; IRON; METAL COMPLEX; THIOCYANATE; ZINC;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DETOXIFICATION; PERFORMANCE; SLUDGE;

EID: 0031914410     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616665     Document Type: Article

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