Chapter 33
Iron Nanoparticles for Site Remediation Wei-xian Zhang, Jiasheng Cao, and Daniel Elliott
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
ABSTRACT Nanoscale iron particles represent a new generation of environmental remediation technologies that could provide cost-effective solutions to some of the most challenging environmental cleanup problems. Nanoscale iron particles have large surface areas and high surface activity. More important, they provide enormous flexibility for in situ applications. Research at Lehigh University has demonstrated that nanoscale iron particles are very effective for the transformation and detoxification of a wide variety of common environmental contaminants, such as chlorinated organic solvents, organochlorine pesticides and PCBs. Modified iron nanoparticles, such as catalyzed and supported nanoparticles have been synthesized to further enhance the speed and efficiency of remediation. In this article, recent developments are assessed, including: (1) synthesis of nanoscale iron particles (
