Characterizing the reactivity of metallic iron in Fe0/EDTA/H2O systems with column experiments

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 656-661

  Noubactep, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Column study; EDTA; Electrochemical reactivity; Water remediation; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

BATCH SYSTEMS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; COLUMN STUDY; COLUMN TESTING; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; DISSOLUTION RATES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTRINSIC REACTIVITY; IRON DISSOLUTION; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; METAL SURFACES; METALLIC IRON; STATIC CONDITIONS; WATER REMEDIATION; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

DISSOLUTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMPURITIES; METAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 77955279133     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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