Transport of stabilized iron nanoparticles in porous media: Effects of surface and solution chemistry and role of adsorption

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 322, Issue , 2017, Pages 284-291

  Zhang, Man ^a,b   He, Feng ^c   Zhao, Dongye ^a   Hao, Xiaodi ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide coated sand; Iron oxide coated sand; Stabilized nanoparticles; Transport modeling; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM COATINGS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLES; POROUS MATERIALS; STARCH;

COATED SAND; IRON OXIDE-COATED SANDS; STABILIZED NANOPARTICLES; TRANSPORT MODELING; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

IRON OXIDES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; IRON NANOPARTICLE; IRON OXIDE; NANOCOATING; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; STARCH;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CELLULOSE; COATING; FILTRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON NANOPARTICLE; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84954287671     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.12.071     Document Type: Article

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