Zero-valent iron-based technologies for removal of heavy metal (loid) s and organic pollutants from the aquatic environment: Recent advances and perspectives

Y Wu, CY Guan, N Griswold, L Hou, X Fang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (loid) s and organic pollutants have garnered global concern due to their
potential for bioaccumulation and carcinogenic effects. The aquatic environment is one of …

Effect of pH on zero valent iron performance in heterogeneous fenton and fenton-like processes: A review

F Rezaei, D Vione - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Heterogeneous Fenton processes with solid catalysts have gained much attention for water
and wastewater treatment in recent years. In the field of solid catalysts, zero valent iron (ZVI) …

Metallic iron (Fe0)-based materials for aqueous phosphate removal: A critical review

B Konadu-Amoah, R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The discharge of excessive phosphate from wastewater sources into the aquatic
environment has been identified as a major environmental threat responsible for …

Characterization methods of zerovalent iron for water treatment and remediation

J Li, X Dou, H Qin, Y Sun, D Yin, X Guan - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Appropriately selecting methods for characterizing the reaction system of zerovalent iron
(ZVI) favors its application for water treatment and remediation. Hence, a survey of the …

Organic contaminants in African aquatic systems: Current knowledge, health risks, and future research directions

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic contaminants (OCs) are increasingly being reported in African aquatic systems, yet
a critical evaluation of the literature is still lacking. The objectives of this review were to:(1) …

Synergetic interactions between zero-valent iron and schwertmannite for enhanced arsenic (III) removal: Role of morphological variations

D Zhang, Y Wei, S Wu, Y Dong, B Zhou, J Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the enhanced removal of heavy metals using zero valent iron (ZVI) assisted by
schwertmannite (Sch) was achieved in previous studies, their interactions between Sch and …

Nanoparticles in household level water treatment: an overview

TC Prathna, SK Sharma, M Kennedy - Separation and Purification …, 2018 - Elsevier
Providing safe drinking water is a great challenge for both the developing and the
developed world. Increasing demand and source water quality deterioration has led to the …

Metallic iron for environmental remediation: the still overlooked iron chemistry

M Xiao, R Hu, R Tao, X Cui, B Konadu-Amoah… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) containing metallic iron (Fe0) as reactive materials are
currently considered as an established technology for groundwater remediation. Fe0 PRBs …

Metallic iron for environmental remediation: The fallacy of the electron efficiency concept

R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, V Cao, W Gwenzi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The suitability of remediation systems using metallic iron (Fe0) has been extensively
discussed during the past 3 decades. It has been established that aqueous Fe0 oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of common dissolved anions on the efficiency of Fe0-based remediation systems

R Tao, R Hu, W Gwenzi, H Ruppert… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quiescent batch experiments were conducted to evaluate the influences of Cl−, F−, HCO 3−,
HPO 4 2−, and SO 4 2− on the reactivity of metallic iron (Fe 0) for water remediation using …