Carbo-Iron ®-Synthesis and stabilization of Fe(0)-doped colloidal activated carbon for in situ groundwater treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 191, Issue , 2012, Pages 588-595

  Bleyl, Steffen ^a   Kopinke, Frank Dieter ^a   Mackenzie, Katrin ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated carbon colloid; Composite material; In situ groundwater treatment; Supported nanoscale zero valent iron; Surface modification; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

AIR-STABLE; CARRIER MATERIAL; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER TREATMENT; IMPREGNATION METHODS; IN-SITU; IRON NANOCLUSTERS; IRON PRECURSORS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; METALLIC IRON; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; OPTIMAL REDUCTIONS; REACTIVE ZONES; SORPTION PROPERTIES; SUBSURFACE TRANSPORT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COLLOIDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; IRON OXIDES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION; STABILIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

IRON;

EID: 84860592847     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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