Hexavalent chromium removal by waste mycelium of Aspergillus awamori

In this study, the Cr(VI) removal potential of waste mycelium from the industrial xylanase-producing strain Aspergillus awamori was evaluated. It was determined by FTIR analysis that amino groups from the major fungal wall constituents, chitin and chitosan, played a key role in the metal binding pro...

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Main Authors: VELIZAR K. GOCHEV, ZDRAVKA I. VELKOVA, MARGARITA S. STOYTCHEVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.shd.org.rs/JSCS/Vol75/No4/13_4383_3987.pdf