Magnetic nanoparticles: Essential factors for sustainable environmental applications

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2613-2632

  Tang, Samuel C N ^a   Lo, Irene M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Maghemite; Magnetic; Magnetite; Nanoparticles; Remediation; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; IMPURITIES; IRON; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; NANOMAGNETICS; REMEDIATION;

'CURRENT; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; MAGHEMITES; MAGNETIC; PUBLIC CONCERN; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; ZERO VALENT IRON (NZVI); ZERO-VALENT IRON;

MAGNETITE;

FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETITE;

DESORPTION; IRON; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETITE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; TOXICOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL CELL; DESORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876147204     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.039     Document Type: Review

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