The specific reactive surface area of granular zero-valent iron in metal contaminant removal: Column experiments and modelling

Water Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-34

  Statham, Tom M ^a   Mason, Lachlan R ^a   Mumford, Kathryn A ^a   Stevens, Geoffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ground water remediation; Heavy metal; Low temperature; Mass transfer; Mathematical model; PRB

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER; DIFFUSION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GAS ABSORPTION; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; IRON; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; SALT REMOVAL; SURFACE REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE; ZINC;

CONTAMINANT REMOVAL RATES; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS TRANSPORT MODEL; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PRB; REACTIVE SURFACE AREA;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

COPPER; COPPER ION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNETITE; MINERAL; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT; ZINC; ZINC ION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; IRON; MASS TRANSPORT; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE AREA;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORROSION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLOW RATE; GAS; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; REACTION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMISTRY; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; METHODS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC;

EID: 84964253459     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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