Efficient removal of uranium from aqueous solution by zero-valent iron nanoparticle and its graphene composite

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 290, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-33

  Li, Zi Jie ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Yuan, Li Yong ^a   Xiao, Cheng Liang ^b   Mei, Lei ^a   Zheng, Li Rong ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Yang, Ju Hua ^a   Zhao, Yu Liang ^a   Zhu, Zhen Tai ^c   Chai, Zhi Fang ^b   Shi, Wei Qun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c STATE KEY LABORATORY OF NBC PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene composites; Hydrolysis precipitation; Reductive precipitation; Uranium removal; Zero valent iron nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GRAPHENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

GRAPHENE COMPOSITES; HYDROLYSIS PRECIPITATION; REDUCTIVE PRECIPITATION; URANIUM REMOVALS; ZERO-VALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

GRAPHENE; GROUND WATER; HUMIC ACID; IRON NANOPARTICLE; URANIUM; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GRAPHITE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKENE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBONATE; HUMIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SORPTION; URANIUM;

ADDITION REACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; PH; PROCEDURES; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

GRAPHITE; GROUNDWATER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; IRON; KINETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84923346708     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.028     Document Type: Article

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