Numerical modeling of CU 2+ and MN 2+ ions biosorption by aspergillus niger fungal biomass in a continuous reactor

Archives of Mining Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-476

  Seifpanahi Shabani, K ^a   Doulati Aredejani, F ^a   Singh, R N ^b   Marandi, R ^c   Soleimanyfar, H ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Aspergillus Niger fungal; Biosorption; Cu 2+ and Mn 2+ ions; Finite volume method; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863131337     PISSN: 08607001     EISSN: 16890469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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