Issue 1, 2013

Iron nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: recent developments and future outlook

Abstract

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is one of the most extensively applied nanomaterials for groundwater and hazardous waste treatment. In the past fifteen years, progress made in several key areas has deepened our understanding of the merits and uncertainties of nZVI-based remediation applications. These areas include the materials chemistry of nZVI in its simple and modified forms, the nZVI reactivity with a wide spectrum of contaminants in addition to the well-documented chlorinated solvents, methods to enhance the colloidal stability and transport properties of nZVI in porous media, and the effects of nZVI amendment on the biogeochemical environment. This review aims to provide an up-to-date account of advancement in these areas as well as insights gained through field experience.

Graphical abstract: Iron nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: recent developments and future outlook

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
19 Aug 2012
Accepted
06 Nov 2012
First published
06 Dec 2012

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013,15, 63-77

Iron nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: recent developments and future outlook

W. Yan, H. Lien, B. E. Koel and W. Zhang, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, 15, 63 DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30691C

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