Removal of chromium by mucilaginous seeds of Ocimum basilicum

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Melo, J S ^a   D'Souza, S F ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculturally based biosorbent; Biosorption; Chromium; Exopolysaccharides; Mucilaginous seeds; Ocimum basilicum; Pectin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHROMIUM; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; HEAVY METALS; PACKED BEDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEED; SORPTION;

BIORESOURCES; METAL BINDING CAPACITY;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEED; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BASIL; INDIA; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACID IMMOBILIZATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASILICUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 0346250809     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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