Because of having a high reduction potential, the zero-valent iron (ZVI) is often applied for the remediation of wastewater or groundwater with heavy metals. The purpose of this study was aimed to investigate the reaction behavior of heavy metals with ZVI nanoparticles in the wastewater. The affecting factors, such as initial pH, dosage of nanoscale ZVI and initial concentration of heavy metal, on the removal efficiency of heavy metals by ZVI in the wastewater were examined by the batch experiments in this study. It was found that the removal of heavy metals was affected by initial pH. The rate and efficiency of metal removal increased with decreasing initial pH. Greater than 90% of the heavy metals were removed when the initial pH was controlled at 2. In addition, the rate and efficiency of metal removal increased as the dosage of nanoscale ZVI increased. The removal efficiency of heavy metal was higher than 80% when 2.0 g/L of ZVI was added in the wastewater. On the other hand, the slow rate and low efficiency of metal removal from the wastewater treated by nanoscale ZVI was found in the wastewater with high concentration of heavy metal.
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November 01 2008
Heavy metal removal from wastewater using zero-valent iron nanoparticles
S. Y. Chen;
1Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 2 Jhuoyue Road, Nanzih, Kaohsiung 811, Chinese Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
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W. H. Chen;
W. H. Chen
2Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, MingChi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Road, Taishan, Taipei 24301, Chinese Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
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C. J. Shih
C. J. Shih
1Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 2 Jhuoyue Road, Nanzih, Kaohsiung 811, Chinese Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
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Water Sci Technol (2008) 58 (10): 1947–1954.
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S. Y. Chen, W. H. Chen, C. J. Shih; Heavy metal removal from wastewater using zero-valent iron nanoparticles. Water Sci Technol 1 November 2008; 58 (10): 1947–1954. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.556
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