Metal removal by immobilised and non-immobilised Azolla filiculoides

Biotechnology Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 533-538

  Fogarty, R V ^a   Dostalek, P ^b   Patzak, M ^b   Votruba, J ^c   Tel Or, E ^d   Tobin, J M ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Azolla; Biosorption; Columns; Immobilised; Metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EDETIC ACID; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IMMOBILIZATION;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES;

EID: 0032878386     PISSN: 0951208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008967821713     Document Type: Article

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