Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water, 2nd Edition

Chapter 26

Multifunctional Materials Containing Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron in Carbon Microspheres for the Environmentally Benign Remediation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Jingjing Zhan¹, Bhanukiran Sunkara¹, Rubo Zheng¹, Pradeep Venkataraman¹, Sehinde Owoseni¹, Gary L. McPherson¹, Vijay T. John¹, Dick Brown² and David Culpepper³,    ¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA,    ²ERM Corporation, Ewing, NJ, USA,    ³NanoFex LLC., New Orleans, LA, USA

Iron–carbon submicron composite particles are developed through a facile aerosol-based process with sucrose and iron chloride as starting materials. These composites exhibit multiple functionalities relevant to the in situ remediation of chlorinated ...