Changes in air saturation and air-water interfacial area during surfactant-enhanced air sparging in saturated sand

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 23-35

  Kim, Heonki ^a   Choi, Kyong Min ^a   Moon, Ji Won ^b   Annable, Michael D ^c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Aquifer; Contamination; Remediation; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PACKED BEDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

AIR SPARGING; SAND PACKED COLUMNS; WATER SATURATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

DECANE; DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE SODIUM; GROUND WATER; SURFACTANT; TRACER; WATER;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PACKED BEDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR SPARGING; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTERFACE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SATURATION; SURFACTANT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; GAS; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SPARGING; SURFACE TENSION;

AIR; AIR MOVEMENTS; ALKANES; BENZENESULFONATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33751015768     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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