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• Client type: Government
• Sector / site: Agricultural land
• Type of work: Remediation
• Region: Northern Region

Key result: TRF 2018 — Outstanding research

Problem

Paddy soil was contaminated with cadmium from past mining; phytoextraction was estimated to take thousands of years

Technology

• Magnet-assisted Soil Washing
• NZVI

Solution

Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (NZVI) particles captured the cadmium and were then separated from the soil magnetically, in partnership with the local community

Result

Proof of concept achieved in the field, published in an international journal (Environmental Chemistry, 2019), and awarded a Thailand Research Fund (TRF) Outstanding Research Award in B.E. 2561 (2018)

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