Modeling PAH mass transfer in a slurry of contaminated soil or sediment amended with organic sorbents

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2931-2942

  Ahn, Sungwoo ^a   Werner, David ^a,b   Luthy, Richard G ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*  (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; In situ sequestration; Intraparticle diffusion; Mass transfer; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polyoxymethylene; Slurry system; Sorbent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONTAMINATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SORBENTS;

IN-SITU SEQUESTRATION; INTRAPARTICLE DIFFUSION; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; SLURRY SYSTEM;

MASS TRANSFER;

CARBENE; CARBON; COKE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYOXYMETHYLENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONTAMINATION; MASS TRANSFER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SORBENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAH; PARTITIONING; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SLURRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 44749091282     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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