Mercury removal from air by a Fiber-Based Bioreactor

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-298

  Kozliak, Evguenii I ^a   Sternberg, Steven R K ^b   Jacobson, Michele L ^a   Kuether, Kaleb W ^b   Mann, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INLET CONCENTRATION; MATERIAL BALANCE; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY REMOVAL; PSEUDOMONAS BACTERIA; RESIDENCE TIME; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND REMOVALS; WET SCRUBBING;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TEXTILE FIBERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 0342748637     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869991219389     Document Type: Article

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