Biosorption of mercury by biomass of filamentous algae Spirogyra species

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 695-700

  Rezaee, Abbas ^a   Ramavandi, Bahman ^a   Ganati, Faezeh ^a   Ansari, Majid ^a   Solimanian, Ardalan ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Algae; Biosorption; Heavy metals; Mercury; Spirogyra

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; SPIROGYRA;

EID: 33750150231     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.695.700     Document Type: Article

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