Immobilization of aqueous Hg(II) by mackinawite (FeS)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 432-440

  Liu, Jianrong ^a   Valsaraj, Kalliat T ^a   Devai, Istvan ^b   DeLaune, R D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction mechanism; Iron sulfide; Mercury; pH; Sorption capacity

Indexed keywords

MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METALS; SEDIMENTATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE (AVS); ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; TRACE METALS;

MERCURY (METAL);

FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFIDE; HYDROGEN; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; MERCURY SULFIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; IMMOBILIZATION; IRON SULFIDE; MACKINAWITE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH;

ADSORPTION; AERATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PRECIPITATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MERCURY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 46449135365     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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