Biological ferrous sulfate oxidation by A. ferrooxidans immobilized on chitosan beads

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-234

  Giaveno, A ^a   Lavalle, L ^a   Guibal, E ^b   Donati, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Chitosan carrier; Iron oxidation; Packed bed bioreactor

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CHITOSAN; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 39849109334     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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