Correlation of the physicochemical properties of natural organic matter samples from different sources to their effects on gold nanoparticle aggregation in monovalent electrolyte

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2188-2198

  Louie, Stacey M ^a,b   Spielman Sun, Eleanor R ^a,c   Small, Mitchell J ^b   Tilton, Robert D ^a,b   Lowry, Gregory V ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; STABILIZATION;

ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT FRACTION; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; TOTAL NITROGEN CONTENT;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

ELECTROLYTE; FULVIC ACID; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HUMIC ACID; MONOVALENT ELECTROLYTE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NITROGEN; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; CITRIC ACID; GOLD; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; AGGREGATION; CORRELATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTROLYTE; GOLD; HETEROGENEITY; LAKE WATER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE CHARGE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PROCEDURES;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PONY LAKE; ROSS ISLAND;

BENZOPYRANS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GOLD; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 84923102789     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505003d     Document Type: Article

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