Detoxification of mercury by immobilized mercuric reductase

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 965-973

  Chang, Jo Shu ^a   Hwang, Yuh Ping ^a   Fong, Yin Ming ^a   Lin, Ping Jei ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fixed bed process; Immobilization of enzyme; Mercuric reductase; Mercury detoxification

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DYES; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DETOXIFICATION; MERCURIC REDUCTASE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; INFUSORIAL EARTH; MERCURY; NEUTRAL RED; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DETOXIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; PH;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032827874     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199910)74:10<965::AID-JCTB135>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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