Effect of scale and dimensionality on the surfactant-enhanced solubilization of a residual DNAPL contamination

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 283-306

  Schaerlaekens, Jan ^a   Feyen, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; DNAPLs; Modeling; Scale; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (DNAPL); MASS TRANSFER KINETICS; WATER FLOW RATES;

HYDROLOGY;

POLYSORBATE 80; SURFACTANT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

FLUSHING; MASS TRANSFER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; SATURATED MEDIUM; SURFACTANT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DENSE NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; FLOW KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; VELOCITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FORECASTING; KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 2442522647     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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