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Transport of silver nanoparticles in single fractured sandstone.
- Source :
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Journal of Contaminant Hydrology . Feb2018, Vol. 209, p61-67. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) are used in various consumer products and are one of the most prevalent metallic nanoparticle in commodities and are released into the environment. Transport behavior of Ag-NP in groundwater is one important aspect for the assessment of environmental impact and protection of drinking water resources in particular. Ag-NP transport processes in saturated single-fractured sandstones using triaxial flow cell experiments with different kind of sandstones is investigated. Ag-NP concentration and size are analyzed using flow field-flow fractionation and coupled SEM-EDX analysis. Results indicate that Ag-NP are more mobile and show generally lower attachment on rock surface compared to experiments in undisturbed sandstone matrix and partially fractured sandstones. Ag-NP transport is controlled by the characteristics of matrix porosity, time depending blocking of attachment sites and solute chemistry. Where Ag-NP attachment occur, it is heterogeneously distributed on the fracture surface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01697722
- Volume :
- 209
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127814843
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2018.01.007