Stabilization of highly concentrated suspensions of iron nanoparticles using shear-thinning gels of xanthan gum

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3717-3726

  Comba, Silvia ^a   Sethi, Rajandrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colloidal stabilization; Gel; Nanoscale iron; Non Newtonian fluids; Shear thinning; Xanthan

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IONIC STRENGTH; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHEAR FLOW; STABILIZATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); XANTHAN GUM;

COLLOIDAL STABILIZATION; CONCENTRATED SUSPENSION; IRON NANOPARTICLES; IRON PARTICLES; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE IRON; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; SHEAR-THINNING; XANTHAN; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

SHEAR THINNING;

GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; XANTHAN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEL; IRON; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHEAR STRESS; STABILIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 67651123114     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.046     Document Type: Article

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