Size/Shape-Property Relationships of Non-Carbonaceous Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Environmental Implications

Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 79-108

  Aruguete, Deborah M ^a   Liu, Juan ^b   Hochella, Michael F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoparticle aggregation effect on physical and chemical properties; Nanoparticle fate and degradation pathways; Nanoparticle morphology effects; Nanoparticle redox chemistry; Nanoparticles and physical and chemical properties; Non carbonaceous inorganic nanoparticles emerging synthetic nanomaterials; Quantum size effects and band edge energies shifting; Reaction coordinate for partial dissolution of truncated cubo octahedral nanoparticle; Size dependence of catalytic redox behaviour in colloidal gold reactions; Zero valent iron (ZVI) or metallic iron and contaminated area remediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889613083     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307504.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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