Removal of heavy metals from the environment by biosorption

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-232

  Gavrilescu, M ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; SELENIUM; SILVER; URANIUM; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSEPARATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ADSORPTION; BACILLUS; BATCH REACTOR; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DETOXIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METAL BINDING; METALLURGY; MINING; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; THEORY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ZOOGLOEA;

EID: 3142773655     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200420026     Document Type: Review

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