2009
DOI: 10.2174/1876400201002010006
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Reductive Remediation of Pollutants Using Metals

Abstract: Metal systems have been extensively used for the abiotic remediation of recalcitrant pollutants. Zero-valent metals such as iron (Fe 0 ), zinc (Zn 0 ), magnesium (Mg 0 ) have been used for the reductive dechlorination of organic compounds Nanoscale zero-valent iron particles have been reported to be very effective for the transformation and detoxification of a wide variety of contaminants, such as arsenic, hexavalent chromium, chlorinated organic solvents, nitroaromatic compounds and azo dyes. Zero-valent meta… Show more

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“…Conventional Fe 0 materials used for reductive transformation of contaminants often produce reaction products which are sometimes more toxic than the parent compounds [127]. On the other hand, the transformation process is slowed down as the natural oxide scale develops at the Fe 0 surface.…”
Section: The Nature Of the Conductive Metalmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Conventional Fe 0 materials used for reductive transformation of contaminants often produce reaction products which are sometimes more toxic than the parent compounds [127]. On the other hand, the transformation process is slowed down as the natural oxide scale develops at the Fe 0 surface.…”
Section: The Nature Of the Conductive Metalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is in this context that bimetallic systems were introduced, wherein a second metal is combined with Fe 0 [127,128]. The second metal primarily has three functions: (i) Acts as a hydrogenating catalyst, (ii) prevents the formation of the oxide film on the Fe 0 surface, and (iii) induces Fe 0 to release electrons due to the difference in reduction potentials [127,129,130]. However, the first function (hydrogenation catalyst) is questionable as H/H 2 has to migrate through the oxide film to the site where the contaminant is adsorbed (Figure 1-bottom).…”
Section: The Nature Of the Conductive Metalmentioning
confidence: 99%