Probing effects of polymer adsorption in colloidal particle suspensions by light scattering as relevant for the aquatic environment: An overview

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 535, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-140

  Tiraferri, Alberto ^a   Borkovec, Michal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Humic substances; Light scattering; Nanoscale zerovalent iron; Organic matter; Particles; Polyelectrolytes; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NATURAL POLYMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

ADSORPTION MECHANISM; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; DERJAGUIN , LANDAU , VERWEY , AND OVERBEEK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; PARTICLE MODIFICATION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

IRON; POLYMER; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SUSPENSION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ELECTROLYTE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRON; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COLLOID; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THICKNESS; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PH; SUSPENSION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUSPENSIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84939469791     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.063     Document Type: Article

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