Reductive dechlorination of chloroacetanilide herbicide (alachlor) using zero-valent iron nanoparticles

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-232

  Thompson, Jay M ^a   Chisholm, Bret J ^b   Bezbaruah, Achintya N ^c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Chloroacetanilide; Dehalogenation; Nanoparticle; NZVI; Pesticides; Remediation; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; CHLOROACETANILIDE; CHLOROACETANILIDES; NZVI; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

DECHLORINATION; NANOPARTICLES; POLLUTION; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE TREATMENT; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALACHLOR; BORANE DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; IRON; N (2,6 DIETHYLPHENYL) N (METHOXYMETHYL)ACETAMIDE; NANOPARTICLE; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; NANOANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77949861588     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0147     Document Type: Article

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