Biosorption of lead, mercury, and cadmium ions by Aspergillus terreus immobilized in a natural matrix

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Sun, Yih Min ^a   Horng, Ching Yi ^b   Chang, Fu Lin ^a   Cheng, Li Chun ^a   Tian, Wen Xuan ^a  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Heavy metal; Immobilization; Industrial wastewater

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL ION;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; FUNGAL BIOMASS; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PH; ROTATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 77952866148     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-005     Document Type: Article

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