<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper is focused on the possibility of using iron nanoparticles (nZVI - nano zero-valent iron) to remove selected specific synthetic substances, such as hexachlorobutadiene, pentachlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, lindane and heptachlor. Experimental measurements were performed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the removal of substances and their specific removal rate. Evaluation of the results shows that nanoiron NANOFER 25 is a convenient reactant for the removal of heptachlor, lindane and hexachlorobenzene; while for pentachlorbenzene and hexachlorobutadiene removal, longer contact times are necessary to achieve significant removal efficiencies.</p></abstract>

This paper is focused on the possibility of using iron nanoparticles (nZVI - nano zero-valent iron) to remove selected specific synthetic substances, such as hexachlorobutadiene, pentachlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, lindane and heptachlor. Experimental measurements were performed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the removal of substances and their specific removal rate. Evaluation of the results shows that nanoiron NANOFER 25 is a convenient reactant for the removal of heptachlor, lindane and hexachlorobenzene; while for pentachlorbenzene and hexachlorobutadiene removal, longer contact times are necessary to achieve significant removal efficiencies.

Removal of selected pesticides by nano zero-valent iron

Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 81237 Bratislava, Slovakia

Acta Chimica Slovaca

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This paper is focused on the possibility of using iron nanoparticles (nZVI - nano zero-valent iron) to remove selected specific synthetic substances, such as...

Removal of selected pesticides by nano zero-valent iron

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 152 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acs-2015-0026

Keywords
nanoiron particles, nZVI, organochlorinated substances, persistent substances, priority substances, zero-valent iron

© Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Removal of selected pesticides by nano zero-valent iron

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 152 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acs-2015-0026

Keywordsnanoiron particles, nZVI, organochlorinated substances, persistent substances, priority substances, zero-valent iron

© Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
nanoiron particles, nZVI, organochlorinated substances, persistent substances, priority substances, zero-valent iron