Kinetics and pathways for the debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by bimetallic and nanoscale zerovalent iron: Effects of particle properties and catalyst

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-432

  Zhuang, Yuan ^a   Jin, Luting ^a   Luthy, Richard G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Debromination; Nanofer; Nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI); Palladium; Pathways; Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ETHERS; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM; REMEDIATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEBROMINATION; NANOFER; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; PATHWAYS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PALLADIUM; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BROMINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYST; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; PBDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION; SEPARATION; SLURRY;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBROMINATION; FREEZE DRYING; POLLUTION CONTROL; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864097912     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.078     Document Type: Article

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