The effect of pH on the equilibrium of heavy metal biosorption by Aspergillus niger

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1315-1322

  Dursun, Arzu Y ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Aspergillus niger; Biosorption; Copper (II); Lead (II)

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; PH; SORPTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0344584380     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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