Effect of ultrasound on oil removal from soils

Ultrasonics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 539-542

  Kim, Y U ^a   Wang, M C ^b  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground contamination; In situ remediation; Laboratory testing; NAPL hydrocarbons; Soil flushing method; Stress waves; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; SOILS;

OIL REMOVAL;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

HYDROCARBON; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTANT; ULTRASOUND;

HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT OILS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0041621471     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(03)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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