Selectivity in the heavy metal removal by exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-94

  Micheletti, E ^a   Colica, G ^a   Viti, C ^a   Tamagnini, P ^b   De Philippis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Exopolysaccharide producing cyanobacteria; Heavy metal removal; Metal selectivity; Multi metal solutions; Single metal solutions

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; METABOLITES; METAL IONS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; STRAIN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METAL SELECTIVITY; METAL SOLUTIONS; MULTI-METAL SOLUTION; MULTI-METALS; SINGLE-METAL SOLUTION;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; CUPRIC ION; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METAL ION; NICKEL; SORBENT;

CHEMICAL BINDING; CYANOBACTERIUM; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; WASTE WATER;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTHECE; NOSTOC;

EID: 44849136158     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03728.x     Document Type: Article

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