Production of extra-cellular polymer in Azotobacter and biosorption of metal by exopolymer

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 330-333

  Emtiazi, Giti ^a   Ethemadifar, Zahra ^a   Habibi, Mohammad H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azotobacter; Biosorption of metal; Exopolymer; Of extracellular polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; METAL; MOLASSES; NITROGEN; POLYMER; SUCROSE; ZINC;

ACIDITY; ADDITION REACTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BEET; BIOSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SOIL; YEAST;

AZOTOBACTER; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 19744379292     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2060     Document Type: Article

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