Immobilized microalgae for removing pollutants: Review of practical aspects

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1611-1627

  de Bashan, Luz E ^a,b   Bashan, Yoav ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b The Bashan Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Immobilization; Microalgae; Pollution; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; ENCAPSULATION; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; IMMOBILIZED MICROALGAE; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS; MICRO-ALGAE; STATE OF THE ART; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BIOCIDE; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FERROUS ION; GOLD; HYDROCARBON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; URANIUM; ZINC; HEAVY METAL; METAL;

BACTERIUM; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENCAPSULATION; HEAVY METAL; IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROALGA; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENCAPSULATION; GRAZING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES CULTIVATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ALGA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77955240342     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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