Transport of nanoparticles in porous media and its effects on the co-existing pollutants

X Ling, Z Yan, Y Liu, G Lu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are widely used in daily life owing to their superior characteristics. The
release and transport of nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment is inevitable during their …

The aggregation of natural inorganic colloids in aqueous environment: A review

Y Guo, N Tang, J Guo, L Lu, N Li, T Hu, Z Zhu, X Gao… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural inorganic colloids (NICs) are the most common and dominant existence in the
ecosystem, with high concentration and wide variety. In spite of the low toxicity, they can …

Phosphorus-enhanced and calcium-retarded transport of ferrihydrite colloid: mechanism of electrostatic potential changes regulated via adsorption speciation

J Ma, J Li, L Weng, X Ouyang, Y Chen… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The transport of ferrihydrite colloid (FHC) through porous media is influenced by anions (eg,
PO43–) and cations (eg, Ca2+) in the aqueous environment. This study investigated the …

Cotransport and deposition of iron oxides with different-sized plastic particles in saturated quartz sand

M Li, L He, M Zhang, X Liu, M Tong… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The present study was designed to investigate the cotransport and deposition of different-
sized plastic particle from nano-(0.02 μm) to micrometer-scale (0.2 and 2 μm) with goethite …

Retention and transport behavior of microplastic particles in water-saturated porous media

Y Wang, L Xu, H Chen, M Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global concern given its wide occurrence and
potential ecological risks. The retention/transport features of MPs in porous media govern …

Molecular insights into roles of dissolved organic matter in Cr (III) immobilization by coprecipitation with Fe (III) probed by STXM-ptychography and XANES …

X Xia, J Wang, Y Hu, J Liu, AI Darma, L Jin… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The coprecipitation of heavy metals (HMs) with Fe (III) in the presence of dissolved organic
matter (DOM) is a crucial process to control the mobility of HMs in the environment, but its …

Natural organic matter (NOM) imparts molecular-weight-dependent steric stabilization or electrostatic destabilization to ferrihydrite nanoparticles

Z Li, S Shakiba, N Deng, J Chen… - … Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ferrihydrite nanoparticles (Fh NPs) are ubiquitous in natural environments. However, their
colloidal stability, and fate and transport behavior are difficult to predict in the presence of …

Formation and transport of Cr (III)-NOM-Fe colloids upon reaction of Cr (VI) with NOM-Fe (II) colloids at anoxic–oxic interfaces

P Liao, C Pan, W Ding, W Li, S Yuan… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Natural organic matter-iron (NOM-Fe) colloids are ubiquitous at anoxic–oxic interfaces of
subsurface environments. Fe (II) or NOM can chemically reduce Cr (VI) to Cr (III), and the …

Reduced NOM triggered rapid Cr (VI) reduction and formation of NOM-Cr (III) colloids in anoxic environments

B Li, P Liao, L Xie, Q Li, C Pan, Z Ning, C Liu - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) can influence the toxicity and speciation of chromium (Cr) in
subsurface through redox reactions and complexation. Under anoxic conditions, NOM can …

Formation, aggregation, and deposition dynamics of NOM-iron colloids at anoxic–oxic interfaces

P Liao, W Li, Y Jiang, J Wu, S Yuan… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The important role of natural organic matter (NOM)–Fe colloids in influencing contaminant
transport, and this role can be influenced by the formation, aggregation, and particle …