Removal of mercury (II) and chromium (VI) from wastewater using a new and effective composite: Pumice-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 245, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-40

  Liu, Tingyi ^a   Wang, Zhong Liang ^a,b   Yan, Xiaoxing ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chromium (VI); Mercury (II); Nanoscale zero valent iron; Pumice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894457994     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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