Degradation of chlorinated phenols by nanoscale zero-valent iron

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-108

  Cheng, Rong ^a   Wang, Jianlong ^a   Zhang, Weixian ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophenol; Dechlorination; Molecular orbit theory; Nanoscale zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849096280     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-008-0009-9     Document Type: Article

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