Humic acid characteristics and effects on the reactivity of nano-scale zero-valent iron particles during nitrate reduction

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 147-156

  Kim, Do Gun ^a   Hwang, Yu Hoon ^a   Shin, Hang Sik ^a   Ko, Seok Oh ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Humic acid; Iron humic acid complex; Nano scale zero valent Iron; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871158185     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.708212     Document Type: Article

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