Surface Interactions between Gold Nanoparticles and Biochar

Abstract Engineered nanomaterials are directly applied to the agricultural soils as a part of pesticide/fertilize formulations or sludge/manure amendments. No prior reports are available to understand the surface interactions between gold nanoparticles (nAu) and soil components, including the charco...

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Main Authors: Minori Uchimiya, Joseph J. Pignatello, Jason C. White, Szu-Lung Hu, Paulo J. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03916-1