Hydrophobicity in biosorptive flotation for metal ion removal

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 192-201

  Zouboulis, A I ^a   Matis, K A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacillus cohnil; Biomass; Fungus; Gram negative; Gram positive micro organisms; Staphylococcus auricularis; Staphylococcus xylosus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMASS; CONTACT ANGLE; EFFLUENTS; FLOTATION; FUNGI; METAL IONS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS;

GRAM-NEGATIVE; MAIN PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; METAL ION REMOVAL; PHYSICAL SURFACE PROPERTIES; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CATION; FUNGUS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SORPTION; SURFACE TENSION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 77249103070     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2010.031527     Document Type: Article

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