Potential of chitin/chitosan-bearing materials for uranium recovery: An interdisciplinary review

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-63

  Muzzarelli, Riccardo A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Depleted uranium; Fungal biomass; Marine resource; Metal chelation; Urban contamination

Indexed keywords

DEPLETED URANIUM; FUNGAL BIOMASS; MARINE RESOURCES; METAL CHELATION; URBAN CONTAMINATION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CHELATION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; FUNGI; LEAD; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLLUTION; SEAWATER; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS;

URANIUM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; HYPOCREA LIXII; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 78951476105     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.12.025     Document Type: Review

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