Enhancement of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] remediation from clayey soils by electrokinetics coupled with a nano-sized zero-valent iron barrier

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1071-1079

  Shariatmadari, Nader ^a   Weng, Chih Huang ^b   Daryaee, Hesam ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium; Clayey soil; Electrokinetics; Nano sized zero valent iron; Permeable reactive barrier; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CLAYEY SOIL; CLAYEY SOILS; CR REDUCTIONS; CR REMOVAL; CURRENT INTENSITY; ELECTRICAL GRADIENTS; ELECTROKINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; NANO-SIZED ZERO-VALENT IRON; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTIVE MATERIALS; SOIL CHAMBER; SOIL SPECIMENS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; METAL RECOVERY; POLLUTION; REDOX REACTIONS; REMEDIATION; REMOVAL; SOILS;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; IRON;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; RESERVOIR; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 66149163218     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0257     Document Type: Article

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