A new approach to prepare ZVI and its application in removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 244, Issue , 2014, Pages 264-272

  Chang, Dongyin ^a,b   Chen, Tianhu ^a   Liu, Haibo ^a,c   Xi, Yunfei ^c   Qing, Chengsong ^a   Xie, Qiaoqin ^a   Frost, Ray L ^c  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Anhui Land Exploitation   (China)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cr(VI) removal; Goethite; Heavy metals; Reductive activity; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894071396     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.095     Document Type: Article

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