Effects of low pH on nitrate reduction by iron powder

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2631-2642

  Huang, Yong H ^a   Zhang, Tian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron oxides; Kinetics; Nitrate; pH; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; IRON POWDER; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; NITRATE REDUCTION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON; IRON OXIDE; NITRATE; PROTON; WATER;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CORROSION; CRYSTAL; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 2942650492     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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