Retention and transport of silver nanoparticles in a ceramic porous medium used for point-of-use water treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3825-3832

  Ren, Dianjun ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FILTERS; DIPPING METHOD; DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION; INORGANIC IONS; NANOPARTICLE DIAMETER; PULSE INJECTION; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS);

CERAMIC MATERIALS; EFFLUENTS; EXPERIMENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLES; PAINT; POROUS MATERIALS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER SUPPLY;

SILVER;

DRINKING WATER; ION; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POROUS POLYMER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

CERAMICS; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; POROUS MEDIUM; PURIFICATION; SILVER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CLAY; EFFLUENT; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER HARDNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CERAMICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOTION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POROSITY; SILVER; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84876261972     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4000752     Document Type: Article

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