Rhizopus arrhizus – An efficient fungus for copper effluent treatment

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-171

  Subudhi, Enketeswara ^a   Kar, R N ^b  

^a Centre of Biotechnology   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Niger; Biosorbent; Biosorption; Effluent treatment; Freundlich; Langmuir; P. chrysogenum; Rhizopus arrhizus

Indexed keywords

COPPER; NICKEL;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PH MEASUREMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 63049087508     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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