Chemical composition and relative hydrophobicity of microbial exopolymeric substances (EPS) isolated by anion exchange chromatography and their actinide-binding affinities

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 27-36

  Xu, Chen ^a   Zhang, Saijin ^a   Chuang, Chia ying ^a   Miller, Eric J ^a   Schwehr, Kathleen A ^a   Santschi, Peter H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Anion exchange chromatography; ATR FTIR; Exopolymeric substances (EPS); Hydrophobic contact area (HCA); Thorium; Uronic acids

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; ALGA; AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON FLUX; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CORRELATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; LIGAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; THORIUM ISOTOPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 80051930232     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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