Removal of co-present chromate and arsenate by zero-valent iron in groundwater with humic acid and bicarbonate

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2540-2548

  Liu, Tongzhou ^a   Rao, Pinhua ^a   Mak, Mark S H ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Lo, Irene M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

As(V) adsorption; Chromated copper arsenate; Cr(VI) reduction; Humic acid; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMATES; CORROSION; GROUNDWATER; IRON COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

% REDUCTIONS; AS(V) ADSORPTION; BACKGROUND ELECTROLYTES; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; CO-PRESENT; CR(VI) REDUCTION; HUMIC ACID; IRON CORROSION PRODUCTS; SIMULATED GROUND WATER; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

ADSORPTION;

ARSENIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CHROMIC ACID; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GROUND WATER; HUMIC ACID; IRON;

ADSORPTION; ARSENATE; BICARBONATE; CHROMATE; CORROSION; GROUNDWATER; HUMIC ACID; INHIBITION; IRON; REDUCTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COLLOID; CORROSION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 65449148204     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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