Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles and their application as a Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of aqueous cationic and anionic dyes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 258-266

  Shahwan, T ^a   Abu Sirriah, S ^a   Nairat, M ^a   Boyaci, E ^b   Eroglu A E ^b   Scott, T B ^c   Hallam, K R ^c  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fenton catalyst; Green synthesis; Iron nanoparticles; Methyl orange; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

FENTON CATALYST; GREEN SYNTHESIS; IRON NANOPARTICLES; METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; CATIONIC AND ANIONIC DYES; FIRST-ORDER REMOVAL; LOADING EXPERIMENT;

AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; DYES; EXPERIMENTS; IRON; IRON OXIDES; KINETICS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLUTIONS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

STRIPPING (DYES);

EID: 79960984632     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.103     Document Type: Article

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