Microalgal-luffa sponge immobilized disc: A new efficient biosorbent for the removal of Ni(II) from aqueous solution

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-153

  Akhtar, N ^a   Iqbal, J ^b   Iqbal, Muhammed ^c,d  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c Biotechnology and Food Research Centre Lahore   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Chlorella sorokiniana; Luffa cylindrica; Luffa sponge; Microalgae; Nickel(II)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

BIOSORBENTS; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; COST EFFECTIVE; LUFFA CYLINDRICA; LUFFA SPONGE; METALS IONS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGA; NICKEL(II); REMOVAL OF METALS;

MICROALGAE;

HEAVY METAL; NICKEL;

BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; MICROALGA; NICKEL; SORPTION;

ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUFFA; NONHUMAN; SPONGE (PORIFERA); WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; LUFFA; LUFFA CYLINDRICA; PORIFERA;

EID: 0042268040     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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