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 …

Application and development of zero-valent iron (ZVI) for groundwater and wastewater treatment

K Plessl, A Russ, D Vollprecht - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Zero-valent iron has been used for more than 130 years for water treatment. It is based on
redox reactions as well as on sorption to the corrosion products of iron. It is successfully …

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 …

A novel and facile method to characterize the suitability of metallic iron for water treatment

M Lufingo, AI Ndé-Tchoupé, R Hu, KN Njau… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metallic iron (Fe0) materials have been industrially used for water treatment since the 1850s.
There are still many fundamental challenges in affordably and reliably characterizing the …

Developing the ascorbic acid test: A candidate standard tool for characterizing the intrinsic reactivity of metallic iron for water remediation

X Cui, M Xiao, R Tao, R Hu, H Ruppert, W Gwenzi… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Granular metallic iron (gFe0) materials have been widely used for eliminating a wide range
of pollutants from aqueous solutions over the past three decades. However, the intrinsic …

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 …

Integrated methods for household greywater treatment: modified biofiltration and phytoremediation

T Waqkene, ST Mereta, A Terfe… - … of Environmental and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most countries around the world have experienced water scarcity in recent decades as fresh
water consumption has increased. However, untreated wastewater is routinely discharged …

Removal of critical metals from waste water by zero-valent iron

D Vollprecht, LM Krois, KP Sedlazeck, P Müller… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Critical metals, defined as metals with growing economic importance that might be
susceptible to future scarcity, are present in industrial waste waters. However, they are …

Sustaining the efficiency of the Fe (0)/H2O system for Cr (VI) removal by MnO2 amendment

M Gheju, I Balcu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to provide new knowledge regarding the effect of MnO 2 co-presence on
efficiency of Cr (VI) removal with Fe (0). Non-disturbed batch experiments (≤ 40 days) were …