Biosorption of copper by calcium alginate from excess activated sludge

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1461-1467

  Zhang, Hai Ling ^a   Lin, Yue Mei ^b   Wang, Lin ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Alginate; Biosorption; Copper

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOSORPTION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; SMELTING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL ALGINATE; BATCH SYSTEMS; CALCIUM ALGINATE; EXCESS ACTIVATED SLUDGES; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; SOLUTION PH;

ALGINATE;

CALCIUM ALGINATE; COPPER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGINATE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; SORPTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BATCH REACTOR; BIOSORPTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ISOTHERM; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70450265756     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903213853     Document Type: Article

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