Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using immobilized fungal biomass in continuous mode

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1968-1977

  Kapoor, A ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aspergillus niger; Cadmium; Copper; Desorption; Immobilization; Lead; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; COPPER; DESORPTION; FUNGI; HEAVY IONS; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; NICKEL; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGAL BIOMASS;

BIOMASS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HEAVY METAL; REMOVAL;

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

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 0032102456     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00417-X     Document Type: Article

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