Potential environmental influence of amino acids on the behavior of ZnO nanoparticles

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 545-551

  Molina, Rodrigo ^a   Al Salama, Yasser ^b   Jurkschat, Kerstin ^a   Dobson, Peter J ^a   Thompson, Ian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Al Furat   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Amino acids; Metal oxides; Nanoparticles; Zeta potential; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE CHARGE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; ZETA POTENTIAL; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; COLLOIDAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; METAL OXIDES; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE CHARGE; PARTICLE AGGLOMERATIONS; POTENTIAL STABILITY;

AMINO ACIDS;

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

AGGLOMERATION; AMINO ACID; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HABITAT TYPE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH;

ARTICLE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 79953028212     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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