Oil removal from water using biomaterials

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 6594-6600

  Srinivasan, Asha ^a   Viraraghavan, Thiruvenkatachari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Fungi; Oil removal; Oil in water emulsions; Walnut shell media

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FUNGI; MINERAL OILS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ABSIDIA COERULEA; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; OIL CONCENTRATION; OIL REMOVAL; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STANDARD MINERAL OIL; WALNUT SHELL MEDIA;

BIOMASS;

BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; MINERAL OIL; OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; EMULSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; OIL; PH;

ABSIDIA; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALNUT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ABSIDIA COERULEA; AMYLOMYCES ROUXII; FUNGI; JUGLANS;

EID: 77952908797     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.079     Document Type: Article

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