Reductive immobilization of chromate in water and soil using stabilized iron nanoparticles

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2101-2108

  Xu, Yinhui ^a   Zhao, Dongye ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Immobilization; Nanoparticles; Reduction; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION;

BATCH KINETIC TESTS; LEACHABILITY; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIC ACID; IRON; NANOPARTICLE;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION;

CHROMATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMMOBILIZATION; IN SITU TEST; IRON; PARTICLE SIZE; REDUCTION; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 34247107217     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.037     Document Type: Article

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