Standardisation of heavy metal biosorption tests: Equilibrium and modelling study

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 953-961

  Veglio F ^a   Esposito, A ^b   Reverberi, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Equilibrium modelling; Heavy metals; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037474382     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00235-2     Document Type: Article

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