Metallic iron for environmental remediation: Back to textbooks

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 7 A, 2012, Pages 1992-1997

  Togue Kamga, Fulbert ^a   Btatkeu, Brice Donald ^b   Noubactep, Chicgoua ^c,d   Woafo, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Kultur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung CDD eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical reduction; Electrochemical reaction; Paradigm shift; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION; CORROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; PARADIGM SHIFT; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; TEXTBOOK;

EID: 84864780284     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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