BIOALGA reactor: Preliminary studies for heavy metals removal

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-91

  Travieso, L ^a   Pellon A ^b   Benitez F ^c   Sanchez E ^a   Borja, R ^d   O'Farrill, N ^e   Weiland, P ^f  

^a División De Consultores Ambientales CONAM   (Cuba)

^b NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^c GEOCUBA   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Batch processing; BIOALGA reactor; Cobalt ion; Heavy metals; Kinetic parameters; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

COBALT; HEAVY METAL;

ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; ION EXCHANGE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TECHNIQUE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 0036837731     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(02)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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