Mechanisms of heavy metal removal using microorganisms as biosorbent

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1775-1787

  Javanbakht, Vahid ^a,b   Alavi, Seyed Amir ^a   Zilouei, Hamid ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Heavy metals; Mechanism; Pretreatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MECHANISMS; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOSORPTION PROCESS; FUNCTIONAL SITES; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METAL ADSORPTION; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; PRE-TREATMENT;

HEAVY METALS;

AMIDE; AMINO GROUP; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYL GROUP; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXYL GROUP; IMIDAZOLE; PHENOL; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ION EXCHANGE; METAL BINDING; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84901482665     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.718     Document Type: Review

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