Arsenic removal from aqueous solution by iron oxide-coated fungal biomass: A factorial design analysis

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 195-208

  Pokhrel, D ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. niger; Adsorption; Arsenic removal; Factorial design; Iron oxide coated fungal biomass

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; IRON; SOLUTIONS;

ARSENIC REMOVAL; FACTORIAL DESIGN; IRON OXIDE-COATED FUNGAL BIOMASS;

ARSENIC;

ADSORBENT; ARSENIC; IRON OXIDE;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; IRON; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENIC; BIOMASS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; IRON OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FACTORIAL DESIGN; FUNGAL BIOMASS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34248327950     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-9056-z     Document Type: Article

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