Study on bioaccumulation and biosorption of mercury by living marine macroalgae: Prospecting for a new remediation biotechnology applied to saline waters

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 281, Issue , 2015, Pages 759-770

  Henriques, Bruno ^a   Rocha, Luciana S ^a   Lopes, Cláudia B ^a   Figueira, Paula ^a   Monteiro, Rui J R ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Pardal, M A ^b   Pereira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biosorption; Kinetic modeling; Marine macroalgae; Mercury; Organo metallic forms

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DYES; MARINE POLLUTION; METALS; POTABLE WATER; SEAWEED; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONTAMINATED WATER; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; KINETIC MODELING; MARINE MACROALGAE; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER; WATER REMEDIATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

ALGAE; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; GRACILARIA GRACILIS; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 84937206264     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.013     Document Type: Article

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