Efficient elimination of Cr(<scp>vi</scp>) in groundwater using nano zero-valent iron synthesized with <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> extracts: enhanced mechanism and reduced toxicity
Ting Li, Fang Zhu, Yaqin Gao, Marie Rose Iribagiza, Guangyao Hu, Jian Guan
Abstract
Various industrial activities have led to increasingly serious hexavalent chromium (Cr( vi )) contamination in the aquatic environment.
Topics & Concepts
Ginkgo bilobaHexavalent chromiumZerovalent ironChemistryChromiumToxicityEnvironmental chemistryNano-Nuclear chemistryPharmacologyChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryBiologyAdsorptionEngineeringEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsChromium effects and bioremediationNanomaterials for catalytic reactions