A heavy metal biotrap for wastewater remediation using poly-γ- glutamic acid

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 523-531

  Mark, Sonny S ^a,b   Crusberg, Theodore C ^a   DaCunha, Christopher M ^a   Di Iorio, Alexander A ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOPOLYMERS; COPPER; ELECTROPLATING; IONIC STRENGTH; IONS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BINDING PARAMETERS; BIOSORBENT MATERIAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION ISOTHERM MODEL;

HEAVY METALS;

CATION; HEAVY METAL; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTRATION; KINETICS; OSMOLARITY; PH; SEWAGE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

CATIONS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER SUPPLY;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 33646024920     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp060040s     Document Type: Article

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