Remediation of PCB contaminated soils using iron nano-particles

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1031-1038

  Varanasi, Patanjali ^a   Fullana, Andres ^b   Sidhu, Sukh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Iron nano particles; PCBs; Remediation; Soil

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DECHLORINATION; IRON; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

THERMAL DESTRUCTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

IRON; IRON OXIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DECHLORINATION; IRON; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

DECHLORINATION; IRON; PCB; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMBUSTION; DECHLORINATION; NANOPARTICLE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33751249340     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.036     Document Type: Article

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