Effects of initial saturation on properties modification and displacement of tetrachloroethene with aqueous isobutanol

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-91

  Boyd, Glen R ^a   Ocampo Gómez, Ana M ^a   Li, Minghua ^a   Husserl, Johana ^a  

^a HDR Engineering Inc Water Business Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol flushing; Density modification; DNAPL; Immiscible displacement; Mobilization; Residual saturation; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; OLEFINS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; SWELLING; WATER;

ALCOHOL FLUSHING; DENSITY MODIFICATION; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; RESIDUAL SATURATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

ISOBUTANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER;

ALCOHOLS; OLEFINS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; SWELLING; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALCOHOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULICS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; SATURATION; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY; LIQUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOMETRY; VISCOSITY; VOLUMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BUTANOLS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33750427302     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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