Differential pair distribution function study of the structure of arsenate adsorbed on nanocrystalline γ-alumina

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 9687-9692

  Li, Wei ^a   Harrington, Richard ^a   Tang, Yuanzhi ^a   Kubicki, James D ^b   Aryanpour, Masoud ^b   Reeder, Richard J ^a   Parise, John B ^a   Phillips, Brian L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; ALUMINA SURFACE; ARSENATE ADSORPTION; COORDINATION ENVIRONMENT; COORDINATION NUMBER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL PAIRS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OXYANIONS; PAIR CORRELATIONS; REAL-SPACE; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; SURFACE ADSORPTION; SYNCHROTRON X RAYS; TOTAL SCATTERING;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ATOMS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

ARSENIC ACID; GAMMA ALUMINA; NANOCRYSTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENATE; CORRELATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PH; SAMPLING; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE; PH; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENATES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOPARTICLES; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 81055124295     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es200750b     Document Type: Article

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