Effects of co-existing ions and natural organic matter on removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI)-Fe3O4 nanocomposites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-64

  Lv, Xiaoshu ^a   Hu, Yunjun ^a   Tang, Jie ^a   Sheng, Tiantian ^a   Jiang, Guangming ^a   Xu, Xinhua ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Huzhou Graduate Center for Environmental Science and Technology Innovation   (China)

Author keywords

Co existing ions; Cr(VI) removal; Ionic strength; Natural organic matter; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CO-EXISTING; HIGH CONCENTRATION; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; RATE CONSTANT K; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM; SITU REDUCTION METHOD;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POSITIVE IONS; RATE CONSTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 84872421866     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.026     Document Type: Article

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