On the mechanism of microbe inactivation by metallic iron
2011 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Noubactep, Chicgoua
- Abstract
- This letter challenges the concept that the metallic iron (Fe(0)) surface contributes directly to the process of micro-organism inactivation in aqueous solutions. It is shown that any antimicrobial properties of Fe is related to the cycle of expansion/contraction accompanying aqueous iron corrosion. This demonstration corroborates the concept that aqueous contaminant removal in the presence of Fe mostly occurs at the Fe-oxide/water interface or within the oxide-film on Fe(0). (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal
- Journal of Hazardous Materials
- ISSN
- 0304-3894
- Language
- English