Removal of Disperse Red 1 from an aqueous solution by fungus Aspergillus niger

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Fu, George Yuzhu ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biosorption; Disperse Red 1

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 79251518950     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1622     Document Type: Article

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