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Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation
Please note that this project was completed in 2017 and some of the links and email addresses may no longer be valid.
| Particle Name | Type of Particle | Manufacturer | Website | Process of Contaminant Removal | Target Contaminants | Development Status | Contact Person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbo-Iron® (industry) | Composite of Fe(0) and activated carbon | ScIDre GmbH, Germany | carboiron.de | Adsorption + Reduction | Halogenated organics (contaminant spectrum as for NZVI) | Field tested and commercially available | R. Schöndube | sd.@scidre.de |
| FerMEG12 | Mechanically ground nZVI particles | UVR-FIA GmbH, Germany | uvr-fia.de | Reduction | Halogenated hydrocarbons | Field tested and commercially available | A. Kamptner | Kamptner@uvr-fia.de |
| NANOFER 25S | Nano scale zero valent iron (nZVI) | NANO IRON s.r.o., Czech Republic | nanoiron.cz | Reduction | Halogenated hydrocarbons and heavy metals | Field tested and commercially available | J. Slunský | slunsky@nanoiron.cz |
| NANOFER STAR | Air stable powder, nZVI | NANO IRON s.r.o., Czech Republic | nanoiron.cz | Reduction | Halogenated hydrocarbons and heavy metals | Field tested and commercially available | J. Slunský | slunsky@nanoiron.cz |
| Nano-Goethite | Pristine iron oxides stabilized with HA | University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany | Technical Sheet | Oxidation (catalytic effect on bioremediation) + Adsorption of heavy metals | Biodegradable (preferably non-halogenated) organics, such as BTEX; heavy metals | Field tested and commercially available | R. Meckenstock | rainer.meckenstock@uni-due.de |
| Trap-Ox Fe-zeolites | Nanoporous alumosilicate loaded with Fe(III) | UFZ Leipzig, Germany | ufz.de | Adsorbent + Oxidation (catalyst) | Small molecules (depending on pore size of zeolite) - e.g. BTEX, MTBE, dichloroethane, chloroform, dichloromethane | Premarket | A. Georgi, K. Mackenzie | anett.georgi@ufz.de |
| Bionanomagnetite | Produced from nano-Fe(III) minerals | University of Manchester, UK | geomicrobiology.co.uk | Reducing agent and adsorption of heavy metals | Heavy metals, e.g. Cr(VI) | Lab to premarket | J. Lloyd | Jon.Lloyd@manchester.ac.uk |
| Palladized bionanomagnetite | Biomagnetite doped with palladium | University of Manchester, UK | geomicrobiology.co.uk | Reduction (catalyst) | Halogenated substances (contaminant spectrum broader than for nZVI) | Lab and premarket | J. Lloyd | Jon.Lloyd@manchester.ac.uk |
| Abrasive Milling nZVI | Milled iron | Centre Tecnològic de Manresa, Spain | ctm.com.es | Reduction | Halogenated aliphatics and Cr(VI) | Lab | V. Martí | vicens.marti@ctm.com.es |
| Barium Ferrate | Fe(VI) | VEGAS, University of Stuttgart, Germany | vegasinfo.de | Oxidation | BTEX, nitroaromatic compounds (under investigation) | Lab | N. Klaas | norbert.klaas@iws.uni-stuttgart.de |
| Mg/Al particles | Zero valent metals | Adaptation of commercially available particles by VEGAS, University of Stuttgart, Germany | vegasinfo.de | Reduction (reagent) | Halogenated hydrocarbons | Lab | N. Klaas | norbert.klaas@iws.uni-stuttgart.de |
| Nano-FerAl | Composite of Fe and Al | UVR-FIA GmbH / VEGAS, University of Stuttgart, Germany | vegasinfo.de | Reduction (reagent) | Halogenated hydrocarbons | Lab | N. Klaas | norbert.klaas@iws.uni-stuttgart.de |
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No. 309517.