Exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria in heavy metal removal from water: Molecular basis and practical applicability of the biosorption process

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 697-708

  De Philippis, Roberto ^a   Colica, Giovanni ^a   Micheletti, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Electroplating effluents; Exopolysaccharide producing cyanobacteria; Heavy metal removal; Metal containing wastewaters; Metal sorption mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION PROCESS; CELL ENVELOPES; CELL LAYERS; CHELATING AGENT; ELECTROPLATING EFFLUENTS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIA; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METAL BINDING; METAL BIOSORPTION; METAL SORPTION MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR BASIS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; NEGATIVE CHARGE; PILOT SCALE; POSITIVELY CHARGED; REAL WASTEWATER; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; WATER SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION; BIOSORPTION; CHELATION; DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROPLATING SOLUTIONS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; METAL IONS; METALS; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ANION; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CYANOBACTERIUM; HEAVY METAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANABAENA CYLINDRICA; ANABAENA SPIROIDES; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; APHANOTHECE HALOPHYTICA; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CALOTHRIX MARCHICA; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROOCOCCUS; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOSPYRA CAPSULATA; CYANOTHECE; GLOEOCAPSA CALCAREA; GLOEOTHECE MAGNA; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; LYNGBYA MAJUSCULA; LYNGBYA PUTEALIS; METAL BINDING; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC CALCICOLA; NOSTOC MUSCORUM; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; NOSTOC SPONGIFORMAE; OSCILLATORIA; PHORMIDIUM VALDERIANUM; REVIEW; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA SUBSALSA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; CHELATING AGENTS; CYANOBACTERIA; METALS, HEAVY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 82355190258     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3601-z     Document Type: Review

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