Separation of heavy metals from water solutions at the laboratory scale

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 451-456

  Pott, Britt Marie ^a   Mattiasson, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogenic sulphide; Heavy metals; Precipitation; Redox potential; Separation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRECIPITATION; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CADMIUM; COMPLEX MIXTURES; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRECIPITATION; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 1642356003     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000018267.09698.cc     Document Type: Article

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