Elemental iron: reduction of pertechnetate in the presence of silica and periodicity of precipitated nano-structures

Journal Article
Environmental Science: Nano, vol. 8, iss. 1, pp. 97-109, 2021
Authors
Daria Boglaienko, Odeta Qafoku, Ravi K. Kukkadapu, Libor Kovarik, Yelena P. Katsenovich, Denis E. Cherkasov, Hilary P. Emerson, Tatiana G. Levitskaia
Abstract

Enhanced TcO4 reduction by metallic Fe0 in the presence of particulate and structural Si. Rhythmical precipitation of dissolved iron leads to formation of layered structures related to geological phenomena such as orbicular rocks and Liesegang rings.

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