The limitations of applying zero-valent iron technology in contaminants sequestration and the corresponding countermeasures: the development in zero-valent iron …

X Guan, Y Sun, H Qin, J Li, IMC Lo, D He, H Dong - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the past 20 years, zero-valent iron (ZVI) has been extensively applied for the
remediation/treatment of groundwater and wastewater contaminated with various organic …

A review of emerging adsorbents for nitrate removal from water

A Bhatnagar, M Sillanpää - Chemical engineering journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Nitrate, due to its high water solubility, is possibly the most widespread groundwater
contaminant in the world, imposing a serious threat to human health and contributing to …

Zeolite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron: New findings on simultaneous adsorption of Cd (II), Pb (II), and As (III) in aqueous solution and soil

Z Li, L Wang, J Meng, X Liu, J Xu, F Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) has a high adsorption capacity for heavy metals, but it
forms aggregates easily. In this study, zeolite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (Z-NZVI) …

Removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solution by a zeolite–nanoscale zero-valent iron composite

SA Kim, S Kamala-Kannan, KJ Lee, YJ Park… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) to remove heavy metals from water is
reduced by its low durability, poor mechanical strength, and tendency to form aggregates. A …

Nitrate removal from water by nano-alumina: Characterization and sorption studies

A Bhatnagar, E Kumar, M Sillanpää - Chemical engineering journal, 2010 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of nano-alumina for nitrate
removal from aqueous solutions. The nature and morphology of sorbent was characterized …

Antibiotic removal from water: elimination of amoxicillin and ampicillin by microscale and nanoscale iron particles

A Ghauch, A Tuqan, H Abou Assi - Environmental pollution, 2009 - Elsevier
Zerovalent iron powder (ZVI or Fe0) and nanoparticulate ZVI (nZVI or nFe0) are proposed as
cost-effective materials for the removal of aqueous antibiotics. Results showed complete …

Nitrate reduction using nanosized zero-valent iron supported by polystyrene resins: role of surface functional groups

Z Jiang, L Lv, W Zhang, Q Du, B Pan, L Yang, Q Zhang - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
To probe the role of host chemistry in formation and properties of the inside nano-zero valent
iron (nZVI), we encapsulated nZVI within porous polystyrene resins functionalized with …

Fast and highly efficient removal of chromium (VI) using humus-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron: influencing factors, kinetics and mechanism

R Fu, X Zhang, Z Xu, X Guo, D Bi, W Zhang - Separation and Purification …, 2017 - Elsevier
The injection of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) particles for groundwater remediation has
received much interest. However, aggregation of NZVI has limited its application in site …

Synthesis of reactive nanoscale zero valent iron using rectorite supports and its application for Orange II removal

S Luo, P Qin, J Shao, L Peng, Q Zeng, JD Gu - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
The nanoscale zero valent iron-rectorite (nZVI-R) composite was successfully synthesized
through incorporation of nano-zero valent iron (nZVI) into the natural rectorite as supports …

Indonesian Kaolin supported nZVI (IK-nZVI) used for the an efficient removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solutions: Kinetics, thermodynamics and mechanism

SK Lakkaboyana, S Khantong, NK Asmel… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A remarkably efficient Indonesian Kaolin (IK) supported nano zerovalent iron composite (IK-
nZVI) has been synthesized, and subjected to the elimination Pb (II) from the wastewater …