Nanoparticulate Zeolitic Tuff for Immobilizing Heavy Metals in Soil: Preparation and Characterization

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 203, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Ghrair, Ayoup M ^a   Ingwersen, Joachim ^a   Streck, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attrition mill; Heavy metals; Nanoparticles; Sorption; Surface area; Zeolitic nanotuff; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GRINDING (MACHINING); HEAVY METALS; MILLING (MACHINING); MIXTURES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER METALS; SODIUM; SORPTION; ZETA POTENTIAL; ZIRCONIA;

ATTRITION MILLS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HEAVY METALS IN SOIL; MEDIAN PARTICLE DIAMETERS; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSION; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE ZETA POTENTIAL; ZEOLITIC NANOTUFF;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

CADMIUM; CLINOPTILOLITE; HEAVY METAL; NANOPARTICLE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRINDING; IMMOBILIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SURFACE AREA; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 85014469833     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-9999-6     Document Type: Article

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