Nitrate removal from water using iron nanoparticles produced by arc discharge vs. reduction

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 490-495

  Kassaee, M Z ^a   Motamedi, E ^a   Mikhak, A ^a   Rahnemaie, R ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Chemical reduction; FeNps; Nitrate removal; Zerovalent iron nanoparticles; ZVIN

Indexed keywords

ARC DISCHARGE; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; FENPS; NITRATE REMOVAL; ZERO-VALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES; ZVIN;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEWATERING; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; IMPURITIES; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NANOPARTICLES; NITRATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 78650512233     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.10.077     Document Type: Article

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