The role of black carbon as a catalyst for environmental redox transformation

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 105-113

  Oh, Seok Young ^a   Son, Jong Gil ^a   Lim, Ock Taeck ^a   Chiu, Pei C ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Black carbon; Electron transfer; Graphite; Redox mediator; Soot

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIBROMOPHENOL; 2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 2,4-DIBROMOPHENOL; 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; CARCINOGEN; CHARCOAL; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BLACK CARBON; CATALYST; DIESEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAPHITE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOOT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTANT; SOOT;

CARCINOGENS; CATALYSIS; CHARCOAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DINITROBENZENES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; SOOT;

EID: 82355185855     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9416-0     Document Type: Article

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