Continuous biosorption of Pb, Cu, and Cd by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in a packed column reactor

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-197

  Pakshirajan, K ^a   Swaminathan, T ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Heavy metals; Packed column reactor; Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COPPER; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; LEAD; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYURETHANES;

BIOSORPTION; CLARK MODEL; PACKED COLUMN REACTOR; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; WOLBORSKA MODEL;

FUNGI;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 33745513106     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380500506347     Document Type: Article

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