Encapsulation of nZVI particles using a Gum Arabic stabilized oil-in-water emulsion

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 801-808

  Long, Tao ^a   Ramsburg, C Andrew ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Encapsulation; Nanoparticles; Source zone; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; DEGRADATION RATE; DISPERSED PHASE; ENGINEERING ASPECTS; GUM ARABIC; IRON PARTICLES; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; RATE COEFFICIENTS; SOURCE ZONE; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT; TIME-SCALES; ZERO VALENT IRON;

ADHESIVES; AGGLOMERATION; COALESCENCE; DEGRADATION; DROP BREAKUP; EMULSIONS; IRON; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EMULSIFICATION;

GUM ARABIC; METAL NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZERO VALENT IRON;

AGGREGATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; COALESCENCE; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTATION; SOYBEAN; TIMESCALE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; EMULSION; NANOANALYSIS; NANOENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSION;

EMULSIONS; GUM ARABIC; HYDROGEN; IRON; KINETICS; OILS; OLEIC ACID; OXYGEN; SOYBEAN OIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ACACIA SENEGAL; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 79956011914     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.084     Document Type: Article

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