Metallic iron for water treatment: leaving the valley of confusion

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dc.creatorMakota, Susanne
dc.creatorNde-Tchoupe, Arnaud I.
dc.creatorMwakabona, Hezron T.
dc.creatorNoubactep, Chicgoua
dc.creatorNassi, Achille
dc.creatorNjau, Karoli N.
dc.creatorMwakabona, Hezron T.
dc.date2019-07-24T10:15:41Z
dc.date2019-07-24T10:15:41Z
dc.date2017-07-31
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:24:46Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:24:46Z
dc.descriptionResearch Article published by Springer
dc.descriptionResearchers on metallic iron (Fe0) for environmental remediation and water treatment are walking in a valley of confusion for 25 years. This valley is characterized by the propagation of different beliefs that have resulted from a partial analysis of the Fe0/H2O system as (1) a reductive chemical reaction was considered an electrochemical one and (2) the mass balance of iron has not been really addressed. The partial analysis in turn has been undermining the scientific method while discouraging any real critical argumentation. This communication re-establishes the complex nature of the Fe0/H2O system while recalling that, finally, proper system analysis and chemical thermodynamics are the most confident ways to solve any conflicting situation in Fe0 environmental remediation.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-017-0601-x
dc.identifierhttp://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/368
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95747
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectMainstream science
dc.subjectValley of confusion
dc.subjectWater treatment
dc.subjectZero-valent iron
dc.titleMetallic iron for water treatment: leaving the valley of confusion
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