Effect of pretreatment on Cd2+ biosorption by mycelial biomass of Pleurotus florida

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2555-2558

  Das, N ^a   Charumathi, D ^a   Vimala, R ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biosorption; Cadmium; Pleurotus; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE DRYING; FUNGAL BIOMASS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PLEUROTUS;

PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS FLORIDANUS;

EID: 36448992999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2407     Document Type: Article

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