Heavy metals uptake mechanisms in a fixed-bed column by calcium-treated anaerobic biomass

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 187-198

  Hawari, Alaa H ^a   Mulligan, Catherine N ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic granular biomass; Biosorption; Continuous wastewater treatment; Fixed bed column; Heavy metals; Ion exchange

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPLEXATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOSORPTION; CONTINUOUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT; FIXED-BED COLUMN;

HEAVY METALS;

EID: 28944439036     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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