Is biosorption suitable for decontamination of metal-bearing wastewaters? A critical review on the state-of-the-art of biosorption processes and future directions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 283-296

  Vijayaraghavan, K ^a   Balasubramanian, R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Green roof; Metals; Packed column; Wastewater treatment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECONTAMINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUEOUS MEDIA; BIOSORPTION CAPACITY; BIOSORPTION MECHANISM; BIOSORPTION PROCESS; CRITICAL REVIEW; GREEN ROOF; LARGE-SCALES; METAL BEARINGS; PACKED COLUMN; STATE OF THE ART;

BIOSORPTION;

METAL; METAL ION; SURFACE WATER; HEAVY METAL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOREACTOR; DECADAL VARIATION; DETOXIFICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; LITERATURE REVIEW; METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SORPTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MINING; NONHUMAN; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SEAWEED; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84937966409     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.030     Document Type: Review

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