Uranium (VI) recovery from saline environment by a marine unicellular cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 845-850

  Acharya, C ^a   Chandwadkar, P ^a   Joseph, D ^a   Apte, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioadsorption; Simulated brine concentrate; Simulated seawater; Synechococcus elongatus; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URANIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; MARINE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; PH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SIMULATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84876288563     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-012-1912-x     Document Type: Article

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