Nickel biosorption by two chlorella species, C. Vulgaris (a commercial species) and C. Miniata (a local isolate)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-137

  Wong, J P K ^a   Wong, Y S ^b   Tam, N F Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherms; Heavy metals; Industrial waste; Kinetics; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; ELECTROPLATING EFFLUENTS; GREEN ALGAE;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALGAE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROPLATING; NICKEL; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

NICKEL;

SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA MINIATA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; GREEN ALGA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA MINIATA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0033963031     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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