Removal of uranium(VI) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions using an indigenous mine consortium

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 526-531

  Chabalala, Simphiwe ^a   Chirwa, Evans M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biosorption; High level waste bioremediation; Indigenous culture; Uranium(VI) reduction

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; ENTEROBACTER; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; HIGH-LEVEL WASTE BIOREMEDIATION; ICP-OES; INDIGENOUS CULTURE; MIXED CULTURES; PANTOEA; PSEUDOMONAS SP; PURE CULTURE; RAPID REDUCTION; REDUCTION RATE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD SOLUTIONS; URANIUM CONCENTRATION; URANIUM REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MINING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; SOILS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM MINES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 77950062187     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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