Title
Effects of the silica nanoparticles (NPSiO<inf>2</inf>) on the stabilization and transport of hazardous nanoparticle suspensions into landfill soil columns
Date Issued
01 July 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Abstract
This study evaluates the stability and transport behaviors of hazardous nanoparticles into soil landfills using experimental procedures to simulate the effects of natural silica nanoparticle suspensions during their percolation into the soil layers of municipal waste landfills. For this, we prepared stabilized suspensions of nanoparticle oxides containing silicon (NPSiO2), titanium (NPTiO2), copper (NPCuO) and zinc (NPZnO), which are recognized as hazardous to the environment, and we conducted leaching experiments within the soil column by simulating landfills layers and simulating the capture and attenuation of nanomaterials into municipal waste landfills. The results demonstrated that the presence of NPSiO2 in suspensions increases the stable concentrations of copper, zinc and titanium oxides and strongly decreases soil layer effectiveness. In contrast, NPZnO improves effectiveness due to its ability to promote agglomeration and setting conditions, allowing further complexation.
Start page
317
End page
323
Volume
70
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
MineralogÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85071397104
Source
Revista Escola de Minas
ISSN of the container
03704467
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank CAPES, CNPq and Faperj for their financial support.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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