Chemical reduction of hexavalent chromium present in contaminated soil using a packed-bed column reactor

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 858-865

  Franco, Débora V ^a   da Silva, Leonardo M ^a   Jardim, Wilson F ^b  

^a Department of Chemistry/GEQAm UFVJM   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromium immobilization; Contaminated soil; Hexavalent chromium reduction; Packed bed column reactor; Reductant dispersion in soil

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOREACTOR; CHROMIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 70449835050     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900180     Document Type: Article

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