Biosorption of zinc and copper from aqueous solutions by two freshwater green microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Scenedesmus obliquus

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2918-2929

  Zhou, Guang Jie ^a   Peng, Fu Qiang ^a   Zhang, Li Juan ^a   Ying, Guang Guo ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioremoval; Chlorella pyrenoidosa; Heavy metals; Microalgae; Photosynthetic pigment; Scenedesmus obliquus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; COPPER; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SORPTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZINC;

ACUTODESMUS; ALGAE; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 84871719197     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0800-9     Document Type: Article

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