A review on synthesis, characterization, and applications of nano zero valent iron (nZVI) for environmental remediation

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 443-466

  Mukherjee, Ritika ^a   Kumar, Rahul ^a   Sinha, Alok ^a   Lama, Yangdup ^a   Saha, Amal Krishna ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

groundwater; Nano zero valent iron (nZVI); remediation

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

CONTAMINATED LANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; NANO ZERO-VALENT IRONS; PHARMACEUTICAL WASTES; POTENTIAL RISKS; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT;

IRON;

AZO DYE; COBALT; CUPRIC ION; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE;

CONTAMINATED LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYE; GROUNDWATER; MOTILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REMEDIATION; RISK FACTOR;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE;

EID: 84960194915     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2015.1103832     Document Type: Review

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