Accumulation of zirconium phosphate by a Serratia sp.: A benign system for the removal of radionuclides from aqueous flows

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1419-1427

  Mennan, Claire ^a   Paterson Beedle, Marion ^a   Macaskie, Lynne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biomineralisation; Cobalt; Serratia; Strontium; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

BIOMANUFACTURING; BIOMINERALISATION; DRINKING WATER; METAL PHOSPHATES; MOLAR RATIO; SERRATIA; WATER DECONTAMINATION; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CESIUM; COBALT; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POTABLE WATER; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ZIRCONIUM;

COBALT; STRONTIUM; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SERRATIA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; SERRATIA; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION; ZIRCONIUM;

SERRATIA; SERRATIA SP.;

EID: 77956784644     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0309-6     Document Type: Article

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