Zeta potential of silver absorbing Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-194

  West, R J ^a   Stephens, G M ^a   Cilliers, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotechnology; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GROWTH KINETICS; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SULFUR; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ISOELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PARTICLE MICROELECTROPHORETIC TECHNIQUE; SILVER NITRATE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BACTERIA;

EID: 0031995378     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00150-7     Document Type: Article

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