Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) has attracted much more attention for its potential applications in the fields of environmental contaminant remediation and detoxification. Generally, nZVI consists of a zero-valent iron (Fe0) core and an iron oxide shell structure. As the underlying Fe0 core and the surface oxide shell determine the physical and chemical properties of nZVI, the nature of the oxide shell inevitably affects the organic/inorganic pollutant removal performance of nZVI, which has not been reviewed previously. In this article, we first i...
