Continuous removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution catalysed by palladised biomass of Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1529-1532

  Humphries, A C ^a   Nott, K P ^b   Hall, L D ^b   Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Chromate; Desulfovibrio; Immobilization; Reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CELLS; CHROMIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROORGANISMS; PALLADIUM; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

CHROMATE; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; GROWTH-DECOUPLED CELLS; IMMOBILIZATION;

CATALYSIS;

DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHROMIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; PALLADIUM; SOLUTIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 21644447524     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000044457.80314.4d     Document Type: Article

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