Mechanisms of removing pollutants from aqueous solutions by microorganisms and their aggregates: A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-18

  Wu, Yonghong ^a   Li, Tianling ^a   Yang, Linzhang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Assimilation; Biodegradation; Microbial aggregates; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEM; ASSIMILATION; COMPLEX WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; HETEROGENEOUS CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL AGGREGATES; MULTIPLE POLLUTANTS;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION;

AGGREGATES;

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL; POTASSIUM; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FLOCCULATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HETEROTROPHY; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHOTOAUTOTROPH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; SOLUTIONS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84862791515     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.088     Document Type: Review

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