Metallic iron for environmental remediation: Learning from the Becher process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1609-1612

  Noubactep, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Becher process; Leaching; Oxide layers; Remediation; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

BECHER PROCESS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSFER MECHANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS; MASS TRANSPORT RATE; MATRIX; METALLIC IRON; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; OXIDE LAYER; OXIDE LAYERS; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; PRE-FORMED OXIDE; SYNTHETIC RUTILE; TIO; ZEROVALENT IRON;

DISSOLUTION; EDUCATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; OXIDE MINERALS; POLLUTION; TITANIUM OXIDES;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

IRON; METAL; OXIDE; OXYGEN; REDUCING AGENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; LEACHING; METALLURGY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BECHER PROCESS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEACHING; METALLURGY; OXIDATION; PH; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 67649743734     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.02.110     Document Type: Article

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