A mathematical process model for cadmium precipitation by sulfate-reducing bacterial biofilms

Biodegradation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-151

  White, Christopher ^a   Dennis, John S ^b   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Cadmium; Metal accumulation; Process model; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CADMIUM; COMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

FLOWCELLS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CADMIUM; SULFIDE;

BIOFILM; CADMIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLOID; FLOCCULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; SUBSTRATE INDUCED RESPIRATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SULFATES; SULFIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038125828     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024026319479     Document Type: Article

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