Continuous thorium biosorption - Dynamic study for critical bed depth determination in a fixed-bed reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 208-210

  Picardo, Marta Cristina ^a   Ferreira, Ana Cristina de Melo ^b   da Costa, Antonio Carlos Augusto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Critical bed depth; Dynamic system; Sargassum filipendula; Thorium

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

BED DEPTH; DYNAMIC STUDIES; FIXED BED REACTOR; SARGASSUM FILIPENDULA; TOTAL UPTAKE;

THORIUM;

THORIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEAWEED; SORPTION; THORIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; FIXED BED REACTOR; ISOTHERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARGASSUM FILIPENDULA; SEAWEED;

SARGASSUM FILIPENDULA;

EID: 51649096087     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.047     Document Type: Article

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