JOURNAL ARTICLE

Removal of contaminants from canal water using microwave synthesized zero valent iron nanoparticles

Salma ShadMarie-France A. Belinga-Desaunay-NaultSohail SohailNadia BashirIseult Lynch

Year: 2020 Journal:   Environmental Science Water Research & Technology Vol: 6 (11)Pages: 3057-3065   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Microwave synthesized (low energy) ZV-FeNPs stabilised with Mentha piperita extract removed >80% of phosphate, ammonia, nitrate, lead and chloride, typical agricultural run-off contaminants, from UK canal water with a single application for 24 h.

Keywords:
Zerovalent iron Nitrate Microwave Contamination Ammonia Environmental chemistry Chloride Phosphate Nanoparticle Nuclear chemistry Chemistry Environmental science Materials science Nanotechnology Organic chemistry Physics

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Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Advanced oxidation water treatment
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Water Science and Technology

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