Production and characterization of a Ca-alginate biocatalyst for removal of phenol and chlorophenols from wastewaters

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 625-634

  Torres, Luis G ^a   Sánchez De La Vega, Alicia ^a   Beltrán, Norma A ^a   Jiménez, Blanca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calcium alginate; Chlorophenols; Immobilized cells; Phenol; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; CHLOROPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0032143112     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(98)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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