Intraparticle reduction of arsenite (As(III)) by nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) investigated with in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 7018-7026

  Yan, Weile ^a   Vasic, Relja ^b   Frenkel, Anatoly I ^b   Koel, Bruce E ^c  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONTENT; ARSENIC SPECIES; CHEMICAL STATE; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CORE REGION; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; IN-SITU; INTERMETALLIC PHASE; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; INTRAPARTICLE; METAL CORE; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; PARTICLE SURFACE; SOLID-PHASE; THIN OXIDE LAYERS; TIME FRAME; TIME-DEPENDENT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; IMPURITIES; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACES; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSCALE ZEROVALENT IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENITE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARSENITES; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84863516688     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2039695     Document Type: Article

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