Sunlight-driven reduction of silver ions by natural organic matter: Formation and transformation of silver nanoparticles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7713-7721

  Hou, Wen Che ^a   Stuart, Brittany ^a   Howes, Roberta ^a   Zepp, Richard G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; METAL IONS; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL WATER SAMPLES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SIMULATED SUNLIGHT;

SILVER;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HUMIC ACID; METAL ION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SUPEROXIDE; CATION; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; LIGHT EFFECT; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SILVER; TRANSFORMATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; QUANTUM YIELD; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

CATIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILVER; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84880534930     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400802w     Document Type: Article

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