Modelling the long-term performance of zero-valent iron using a spatio-temporal approach for iron aging

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 58-80

  Kouznetsova, Irina ^a   Bayer, Peter ^a   Ebert, Markus ^b   Finkel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Degradation; Long term performance; Permeable reactive barrier; Reduction of iron reactivity; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER (PRB); REDUCTION OF IRON REACTIVITY; ZERO VALENT IRON;

WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ETHYLENE; IRON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; IRON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DECHLORINATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRON; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; TIME; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34548819172     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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