Screening of fungi for chitosan producers, and copper adsorption capacity of fungal chitosan and chitosanaceous materials

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Hu, Ke Jin ^a,b   Hu, Jin Lian ^a   Ho, Kwok Ping ^a   Yeung, Kwok Wing ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Absidia glauca; Copper adsorption; Fungal alkali insoluble materials; Fungal chitosan; Isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; CHELATION; CHITIN; FILTRATION; FUNGI; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INCINERATION; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; STRAIN; YEAST;

ABSIDIA GLAUCA; COPPER ADSORPTION; FUNGAL ALKALI-INSOLUBLE MATERIALS; FUNGAL CHITOSAN;

COPPER;

ABSIDIA; ABSIDIA GLAUCA; CRUSTACEA; FUNGI; MUCORALES; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 4544299575     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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