Molecular insights of oxidation process of iron nanoparticles: Spectroscopic, magnetic, and microscopic evidence

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13888-13894

  Kumar, Naresh ^a,b,e   Auffan, Mélanie ^a,b   Gattacceca, Jérôme ^a   Rose, Jérôme ^a,b   Olivi, Luca ^c   Borschneck, Daniel ^a,b   Kvapil, Petr ^d   Jublot, Michael ^a   Kaifas, Delphine ^b   Malleret, Laure ^b   Doumenq, Pierre ^b   Bottero, Jean Yves ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d AQUATEST as   (Czech Republic)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETITE; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; TRANSMISSIONS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; MAGHEMITE NANOPARTICLE; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES; SURFACE OXIDE LAYER;

IRON METALLOGRAPHY;

IRON NANOPARTICLE; IRON OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDE; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISTILLATION; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; MAGNETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84918781907     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503154q     Document Type: Article

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