Stabilization of Fe 0 nanoparticles with silica fume for enhanced transport and remediation of hexavalent chromium in water and soil

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1211-1218

  Li, Yongchao ^a   Li, Tielong ^a,b   Jin, Zhaohui ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Cr(VI) removal; Fe 0 nanoparticles; Silica fume; Stability; Transport

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS IRON; BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; IRON PARTICLES; SALT CONCENTRATION; SAND COLUMNS; SUBMICROMETERS; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SUPPORTED ON SILICA; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS;

AGGLOMERATION; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; IONIC STRENGTH; POLLUTION; SILICA FUME;

NANOPARTICLES;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AGGREGATION; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; SILICA; SODIUM; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHROMIUM; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79960350258     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60534-7     Document Type: Article

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