Bioleaching of spent refinery processing catalyst using Aspergillus niger with high-yield oxalic acid

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-184

  Santhiya, Deenan ^a   Ting, Yen Peng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioleaching; Buffer stimulated culture; Spent catalyst

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; SPENT FUELS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS YIELD; OXALIC ACID SECRETION;

CATALYSTS;

ALUMINUM; BUFFER; HEAVY METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; OXALIC ACID;

ACID SECRETION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; LIQUID; METAL EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; OXALIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZEOLITES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 12344268881     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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