Biosorption of heavy metals on Aspergillus niger: Effect of pretreatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-113

  Kapoor, A ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biosorption; Cadmium; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COPPER; DETERGENTS; FORMALDEHYDE; LEAD; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOSORPTION; DIMETHYL SULPHOXIDE;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; COPPER; DETERGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; LEAD; NICKEL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0032006469     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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