Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 426, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127993
Keywords
Carbon-based materials; Nano zero valent iron; Heavy metals; Environmental remediation
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2019YFC1805200, 2018YFC1800600]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21737005, 41877124, 41807461, 42177395]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [BE2020731]
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [10635]
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Nano zero valent iron (nZVI) combined with carbon-based materials shows great potential for heavy metal remediation, but also faces challenges. Environmental factors and long-term efficacy are crucial for the practical application of carbon-based nano zero valent iron (C-nZVI) in remediation processes.
Heavy metal pollution in soil and water has presented a new challenge for the environmental remediation technology. Nano zero valent iron (nZVI) has excellent adsorbent properties for heavy metals, and thus, exhibits great potential in environmental remediation. Used as supporting materials for nZVI, carbon-based materials, such as activated carbon (AC), biochar (BC), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and graphene (GNs) with aromatic rings formed by carbon atoms as the skeleton, have a large specific surface area and porous structure. This paper provides a comprehensive review on the advancement of carbon-based nano zero valent iron (C-nZVI) particles for heavy metal remediation in soil and water. First, different types of carbon-based materials and their com-bination with nZVI, as well as the synthesis methods and common characterization techniques of C-nZVI, are reviewed. Second, the mechanisms for the interactions between contaminants and C-nZVI, including adsorption, reduction, and oxidation reactions are detailed. Third, the environmental factors affecting the remediation ef-ficiency, such as pH, coexisting constituents, oxygen, contact time, and temperature, are highlighted. Finally, perspectives on the challenges for utilization of C-nZVI in the actual contaminated soil and water and on the long-term efficacy and safety evaluation of C-nZVI have been proposed for further development.
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