Bioflocculant production by a consortium of two bacterial species and its potential application in industrial wastewater and river water treatment

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 689-696

  Cosa, Sekelwa ^a   Okoh, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioflocculant; Consortium; Flocculation; Halobacillus sp.; Oceanobacillus sp.; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901911298     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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