Characterizing the reactivity of metallic iron in Fe0/UVI/H2O systems by long-term column experiments

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-399

  Noubactep, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Column study; Material reactivity; Natural rock; Water treatment; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS IRON; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; COLUMN STUDY; DYNAMIC CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FIELD APPLICATION; INTRINSIC REACTIVITY; IRON DISSOLUTION; METALLIC IRON; MICRO-SCALES; NANO SCALE; NATURAL ROCKS; RESEARCH TRENDS; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SAND COLUMNS; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTS; IRON; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79959308925     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.093     Document Type: Article

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