Nanoparticle aggregation: challenges to understanding transport and reactivity in the environment

EM Hotze, T Phenrat, GV Lowry - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Unique forms of manufactured nanomaterials, nanoparticles, and their suspensions are
rapidly being created by manipulating properties such as shape, size, structure, and …

Carbon nanotubes as adsorbents in environmental pollution management: a review

X Ren, C Chen, M Nagatsu, X Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have aroused widespread attention as a new type of adsorbents
due to their outstanding ability for the removal of various inorganic and organic pollutants …

Adsorption of organic compounds by carbon nanomaterials in aqueous phase: Polanyi theory and its application

K Yang, B Xing - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Since their first discovery, 1-3 carbon nanomaterials, including fullerenes and carbon
nanotubes (CNTs), have attracted special attention in terms of potential applications in …

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes and its influence on the mechanical properties of the cement matrix

A Sobolkina, V Mechtcherine, V Khavrus… - Cement and Concrete …, 2012 - Elsevier
An appropriate dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a prerequisite for their use in
improving the mechanical properties of cement-based composites. In this study two types of …

Effect of carbon nanotubes on properties of cement mortars

R Siddique, A Mehta - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) are primarily elemental carbon consisting of curved
graphene layer which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb structure …

Advances in understanding the molecular structure of soil organic matter: implications for interactions in the environment

M Kleber, MG Johnson - Advances in agronomy, 2010 - Elsevier
We take a historic approach to explore how concepts of the chemical and physical nature of
soil organic matter have evolved over time. We emphasize conceptual and analytical …

The effect of humic acid on the aggregation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles under different pH and ionic strengths

M Zhu, H Wang, AA Keller, T Wang, F Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
With the increasingly widespread use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs), the
particles' environmental impacts have attracted concern, making it necessary to understand …

Analysis of currently available data for characterising the risk of engineered nanomaterials to the environment and human health—lessons learned from four case …

K Aschberger, C Micheletti, B Sokull-Klüttgen… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
Production volumes and the use of engineered nanomaterials in many innovative products
are continuously increasing, however little is known about their potential risk for the …

A review of the properties and processes determining the fate of engineered nanomaterials in the aquatic environment

WJGM Peijnenburg, M Baalousha, J Chen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Proper understanding of the basic processes and specific properties of engineered
nanomaterials (NMs) that modify the fate and effects of NMs is crucial for NM-tailored risk …

The influence of dissolved and surface-bound humic acid on the toxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles to Chlorella sp.

D Lin, J Ji, Z Long, K Yang, F Wu - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
NOM is likely to coat TiO2 nanoparticles (nano-TiO2) discharged into the aquatic
environment and influence the nanotoxicity to aquatic organisms, which however has not …