An insight in magnetic field enhanced zero-valent iron/H2O2 Fenton-like systems: Critical role and evolution of the pristine iron oxides layer

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Xiang, Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Beiping ^a,b   Zhou, Tao ^a   Wu, Xiaohui ^a,b   Mao, Juan ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Water and Wastewater Treatment   (China)

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EID: 84962868926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep24094     Document Type: Article

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