Modeling the transport of TiO2 nanoparticle aggregates in saturated and unsaturated granular media: Effects of ionic strength and pH

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1399-1408

  Fang, Jing ^a   Xu, Mei jia ^a   Wang, Deng jun ^b   Wen, Bei ^c   Han, Jing yi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Transport; Two site kinetic attachment model; Unsaturated column

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AIR; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATE; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; REPULSIVE INTERACTIONS; SATURATED CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR; UNSATURATED CONDITION;

TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACIDITY; AIR-WATER INTERACTION; ANATASE; FLOW MODELING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MOBILITY; PH; SAND; TRANSPORT PROCESS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

ACIDITY; AIR; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; IONIC STRENGTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL AGGREGATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TRANSPORT; CHEMISTRY; OSMOLARITY;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; TITANIUM;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872702163     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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