Removal of Chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by chemically modified biomass of Aspergillus niger

Journal of Industrial Pollution Control

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-159

  Narvekar, Sneha ^a   Vaidya, Varsha K ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biosorption; Functional groups; Hexavalent Chromium

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CHROMIUM; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 58549106166     PISSN: 09702083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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