Equilibrium model for cadmium adsorption by green algae in a batch reactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 304-312

  Tang, Ying Zhong ^a   Gin, Karina Y H ^b   Aziz, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Algae; Batch processing; Cadmium; Heavy metal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PH EFFECTS;

MASS BALANCE;

CADMIUM;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; BATCH PROCESS; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; OOCYSTIS;

EID: 0036532177     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2002)128:4(304)     Document Type: Article

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