The effect of vacuum annealing on the remediation abilities of iron and iron-nickel nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3699-3711

  Dickinson, Michelle ^a   Scott, Thomas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anneal; Environment; Iron; Nanoparticles; Nickel; Pollution; Uranium; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANNEAL; CRYSTALLINITIES; ENVIRONMENT; FE DISSOLUTION; IMPURITY PHASIS; IRON-NICKEL; LIFE SPAN; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; RAPID RELEASE; REACTION PERIOD; VACUUM-ANNEALING; ZERO-VALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES;

ANNEALING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; IRON; NICKEL; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOPARTICLES;

IRON; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ANNEALING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 81055156378     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0291-5     Document Type: Article

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