Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by common freshwater filamentous algae

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1115-1120

  Singh, Alpana ^a   Mehta, S K ^a   Gaur, J P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Filamentous algae; Freundlich isotherm; Heavy metal; Langmuir isotherm; Metal removal

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ISOTHERMS; METAL IONS; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA); FILAMENTOUS ALGAE; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; METAL REMOVAL;

HEAVY METALS;

ALGAE; AULOSIRA FERTILISSIMA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; HYDRODICTYON RETICULATUM; PITHOPHORA; PITHOPHORA OEDOGONIA; SPIROGYRA NEGLECTA;

EID: 34547112006     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9341-z     Document Type: Article

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