TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Robertson, Daniela A1 - Schütt, Ch. A1 - Birke, V. A2 - Zekkos, Dimitrios A2 - Farid, Arvin A2 - De, Anirban A2 - Reddy, Krishna R. A2 - Yesiller, Nazli T1 - Zero Valent Metal (ZVI) Nanoparticles in Geotextiles and Geomembranes T2 - Geo-Chicago 2016, Sustainability and Resiliency in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Special Publication N2 - Reactive geomembranes and geotextiles are an innovative approach to control the migration of contaminants in geotechnical applications. Within a joint research project in cooperation with a medium-sized enterprise, the preparation and characterization of “reactive” geomembranes and geotextiles modified by the addition of zero-valent metal nanoparticles was performed. Zero-valent iron (ZVI) nanoparticles were added to polyethylene or to the fillings of geo-containers or geosynthetic clay liners. These geosynthetic products consist of mixtures of sand with clay or bentonite, typically embedded in geotextile nonwovens or geomats. The permeability of these geo-containers can be adjusted by the ratio of clay or bentonite to sand. ZVI nanoparticles were also added as reactive material to geomembranes made of polyethylene with additives like the antioxidant Irganox 1010 or glycerin. These additives prohibit oxidation of the nanoparticle and act as hydrogen donor in the dechlorination of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Contaminates such as chlorinated hydrocarbons and toxic heavy metal compounds are either decomposed or converted to less toxic species (e.g. Cr-(VI) reduction to Cr-(III)). The paper reports the first experimental results from manufacturing of the reactive geomembrane model materials and characterization of the products with microscopic techniques. First breakthrough measurements of the ZVI modified geomembrane compared to a reference sample are presented. PB - American Society of Civil Engineers CY - Reston, VA, USA KW - geomembranes KW - geotextiles KW - nano particles KW - nano iron PY - 2016 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37264 AN - OPUS4-37264 UR - http://ascelibrary.org/page/books/s-gsp SN - 978-0-7844-8012-0 VL - 269 SP - 498 EP - 507 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany