Formation of corrosion-based ZVMg nanoparticles for reductive degradation of high-level trichloroethylene in aqueous solution.

This study discovered that nanosized zero valent magnesium (nZVMg) could be formed during the electrochemical corrosion of microsized ZVMg (mZVMg) in aqueous solution. It is observed that the nZVMg particle sizes were less than 50 nm with the specific surface area of 54.63 m/g after it was corroded for 96 h (ZVMg) at the expense of losing about 60 wt% Mg.