Magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles: Synthesis and application in water treatment

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Asia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-24

  Li, Xue Mei ^a   Xu, Gaojie ^b   Liu, Yue ^b   He, Tao ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Fe3O4; Forward osmosis; Magnetic nanoparticle; Synthesis; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BROAD SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOMATERIAL; NEW APPLICATIONS; SIZE EFFECTS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SONOCHEMICAL; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SYNTHETIC METHODS; WATER-SOLUBLE MOLECULE;

AGGLOMERATION; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRON; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; METAL DRAWING; METAL IONS; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79958195536     PISSN: 22106812     EISSN: 22106820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2210681211101010014     Document Type: Article

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