Adsorption and Simultaneous Dechlorination of PCBs on GAC/Fe/Pd: Mechanistic Aspects and Reactive Capping Barrier Concept

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 488-493

  Choi, Hyeok ^a   Agarwal, Shirish ^b   Al Abed, Souhail R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PEGASUS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-CHLOROBIPHENYL; AQUEOUS PHASE; BI-METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; CONTAMINATED SITES; DECHLORINATION RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FIRST-ORDER REACTIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; KINETIC MODELS; MECHANISTIC ASPECTS; NEW STRATEGIES; OVERALL REACTIONS; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; REACTION PRODUCTS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; DECHLORINATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; KINETIC THEORY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RATE CONSTANTS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

2 CHLOROBIPHENYL; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; PALLADIUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-CHLOROBIPHENYL; CHARCOAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DECHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MODELING; PALLADIUM; PCB; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; KINETICS; CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATION; RESEARCH;

ADSORPTION; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CHARCOAL; HALOGENATION; IRON; KINETICS; PALLADIUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RESEARCH;

EID: 62749098291     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8015815     Document Type: Article

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