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 …

A review of the hydraulic performance of permeable reactive barriers based on granular zero valent iron

S Bilardi, PS Calabrò, N Moraci - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) based on the use of zero valent iron (ZVI) represent an
efficient technology for the remediation of contaminated groundwater, but the literature …

Modeling porosity loss in Fe0-based permeable reactive barriers with Faraday's law

H Yang, R Hu, H Ruppert, C Noubactep - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Solid iron corrosion products (FeCPs), continuously generated from iron corrosion in Fe0-
based permeable reactive barriers (PRB) at pH> 4.5, can lead to significant porosity loss …

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 …

Investigating the Fe0/H2O systems using the methylene blue method: Validity, applications, and future directions

B Konadu-Amoah, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, R Hu, W Gwenzi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An innovative approach to characterize the reactivity of metallic iron (Fe 0) for aqueous
contaminant removal has been in use for a decade: The methylene blue method (MB …

Numerical case studies on long-term effectiveness of metallic iron based permeable reactive barriers: Importance of porosity heterogeneity of the barrier

H Yang, Q Liu, R Hu, T Ptak, R Taherdangkoo, Y Liu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a three-dimensional (3-D) numerical groundwater flow and transport
model of a metallic iron based permeable reactive barrier (Fe 0-PRB) to assess how porosity …

Designing the Next Generation of Fe0-Based Filters for Decentralized Safe Drinking Water Treatment: A Conceptual Framework

H Yang, R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, W Gwenzi, H Ruppert… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ambitious United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to “leave no one
behind” concerning safe drinking water calls for the development of universally applicable …

Advancements in the use of filtration materials for the removal of heavy metals from multicontaminated solutions

PS Calabrò, S Bilardi, N Moraci - Current Opinion in Environmental Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Granular materials can be used in the context of different technologies for the treatment of
contaminated solutions, such as groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, water intended for …

Conceptualizing the Fe0/H2O System: A Call for Collaboration to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Fe0-Based Permeable Reactive Barrier Technology

V Cao, O Bakari, JF Kenmogne-Tchidjo… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Science denial relates to rejecting well-established views that are no longer questioned by
scientists within a given community. This expression is frequently connected with climate …

Metallic iron for water remediation: Plenty of room for collaboration and convergence to advance the science

M Xiao, R Hu, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, W Gwenzi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Scientific collaboration among various geographically scattered research groups on the
broad topic of “metallic iron (Fe0) for water remediation” has evolved greatly over the past …