BACKGROUND In recent years, pollution of soil and groundwater caused by fuel leakage from old underground storage tanks, oil extraction process, refineries, fuel distribution terminals, improper disposal and also spills during transferring has been reported. Diesel fuel has created many problems for water resources. The main objectives of this research were focused on assessing the feasibility ...

Abstract This study investigated removal mechanisms, thermodynamics, and interferences of phosphorus adsorption onto nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI)/activated carbon composite. Activated was successfully used as support for nZVI particles to overcome shortcomings using include its tendency aggregate separation difficulties. A comprehensive characterization done the composite particles, which ...

results the results showed that the pcp degradation increased with an increase in zvi dosage from 0.056 to 1.4 g/l, an increase in persulfate concentration from 2.5 to 15.0 mm/l, and an increase in zvi to ps molar ratio from 0.1 to 2.5. the optimal initial ph for pcp removal was 5.0 and the maximum removal efficiency of 70% was achieved within 120 minutes. moreover, the zvi catalyst was reused ...

Supported nano zero-valent iron is receiving great attention nowadays due to its effectiveness in treating heavy metal pollutants. Therefore, this study aimed investigate the of granitic residual soil-supported (Gr-nZVI) for removal metals Pb2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Cd2+ Ni2+ and Zn2+ mixture solutions under different experimental conditions batch equilibrium tests. In study, Gr-nZVI was successfully sy...

conclusions changes of ph could remarkably affect the efficiency and oxidation rate of mtbe. in particular, the amount of kap in terms of oxidation declines substantially by moving away from the optimum ph range. in this study, ph 3.5 was considered as the optimal ph in h2o2/nzvi/ultrasonic oxidation process, with the elimination of about 89.56% of the high mtbe concentration. in general, we ca...

The nitrate pollution of waters and groundwaters is an important environmental and health concern. An interesting method to remove the oxidized forms of nitrogen from waters and wastewaters is chemical denitrification by means of metallic iron (Fe). Particularly advantageous is the use of nanoscopic zero-valent iron particles due to the elevated surface area, which allows reaching extremely hig...

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