Clay-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite materials for the remediation of contaminated aqueous solutions: a review

N Ezzatahmadi, GA Ayoko, GJ Millar, R Speight… - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent industrialization and urbanization have increased the aqueous concentrations of a
wide range of contaminants, which are toxic to human health and the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term performance evaluation of zero-valent iron amended permeable reactive barriers for groundwater remediation–A mechanistic approach

M Lawrinenko, S Kurwadkar, RT Wilkin - Geoscience frontiers, 2023 - Elsevier
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are used for groundwater remediation at contaminated
sites worldwide. This technology has been efficient at appropriate sites for treating organic …

Ultimate selenium (IV) monitoring and removal from water using a new class of organic ligand based composite adsorbent

MR Awual, T Yaita, S Suzuki, H Shiwaku - Journal of hazardous materials, 2015 - Elsevier
This work reports the selenium (Se (IV)) detection and removal from water by ligand
functionalized organic–inorganic based novel composite adsorbent. The composite …

Enhanced sequestration of selenite in water by nanoscale zero valent iron immobilization on carbon nanotubes by a combined batch, XPS and XAFS investigation

G Sheng, A Alsaedi, W Shammakh, S Monaquel… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) immobilized on carbon nanotube (CNT)
composite (NZVI/CNT) was prepared, characterized and used for the sequestration of Se …

Kinetics and mechanisms of pH-dependent selenite removal by zero valent iron

L Liang, W Yang, X Guan, J Li, Z Xu, J Wu, Y Huang… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
The kinetics of Se (IV) removal by zero valent iron (ZVI) open to the air as a function of pH
and the involved mechanisms were investigated in this study. The specific rate constants of …

Reductive removal of selenate by zero-valent iron: The roles of aqueous Fe2+ and corrosion products, and selenate removal mechanisms

C Tang, YH Huang, H Zeng, Z Zhang - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Batch tests were conducted to investigate the roles of dissolved Fe 2+ and corrosion
products, and the involved mechanisms in selenate (Se VI) removal by zero-valent iron …

Removal and recovery of selenium species from wastewater: Adsorption kinetics and co-precipitation mechanisms

SO Okonji, JA Dominic, D Pernitsky, G Achari - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effectiveness of four adsorbent candidates, including nano-
zerovalent iron (nZVI), magnetite (Fe 3 O 4), ferric chloride (FeCl 3) and granular activated …

Synergetic effect of a pillared bentonite support on SE (VI) removal by nanoscale zero valent iron

Y Li, W Cheng, G Sheng, J Li, H Dong, Y Chen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2015 - Elsevier
A positively-charged pillared bentonite (Al-bent) was used as the carrier of nanoscale
zerovalent iron (NZVI) particles for accelerating the reductive removal of anionic Se (VI) from …

X-ray absorption fine structure study of enhanced sequestration of U (VI) and Se (IV) by montmorillonite decorated with zero-valent iron nanoparticles

B Hu, F Ye, X Ren, D Zhao, G Sheng, H Li… - Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, using Na-montmorillonite and Al-montmorillonite as templates, supported NZVI with
superior reactivity, namely NZVI/Na-Mont and NZVI/Al-Mont, was synthesized and applied …

Methods for selenium removal from contaminated waters: a review

E Lichtfouse, N Morin-Crini, C Bradu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Worldwide contamination of waters by metals, metalloids, and organometallic pollutants is a
major health issue. In particular, the occurrence of the selenium metalloid at rather high …