Abstract
Zero-valent iron (Fe(0)) is very effective for the transformation of a wide variety of common environmental contaminants. No contaminant mineralization happened only by Fe(0) corrosion, but the pollutants would be completely detoxified and degraded by the integrated microbial-Fe(0) treatment, which represent a new generation of environmental remediation technologies. In this paper, the mechanism, microbial diversity and application of the integrated microbial-Fe(0) treatment processes were reviewed. In addition, we also discussed the main problems and challenges in this filed.
