Flocculation properties of a bioflocculant produced by Bacillus licheniformis

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1907-1913

  Ji, B ^a,b   Zhang, X Y ^c   Li, Z ^a   Xie, H Q ^a   Xiao, X M ^a   Fan, G J ^a  

^a China Water Resources Pearl River Planning Surveying and Designing Co Ltd   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Bioflocculant; Flocculating activity; Flocculation properties

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOFLOCCULANTS; FLOCCULATING ACTIVITY; KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; KAOLIN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FLOCCULATION;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; KAOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZS 7;

BACTERIUM; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; PH; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; FLOCCULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KAOLIN; SUSPENSIONS; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 78751527593     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.478     Document Type: Article

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