Effects of alcohol-partitioning type and airflow on cosolvent flooding to benzene-LNAPL saturated porous media

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 603-611

  Jeong, Seung Woo ^a   Ju, Byung Kyu ^a   Lee, Byung Jin ^a  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cosolvent; Dissolution; Light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL); Mobilization; Porous media

Indexed keywords

1 PROPANOLS; COSOLVENT; LIGHT NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (LNAPL); MOBILIZATION; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUMS; SATURATED POROUS MEDIAS; SATURATED SYSTEMS; TERT BUTANOLS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL;

BENZENE; ETHANOL; LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

DISSOLUTION;

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; PROPANOL; SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

AIRFLOW; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; DISSOLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PARTITIONING; POROUS MEDIUM;

AIR; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; EFFLUENT; MOBILIZATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POROSITY;

1-PROPANOL; AIR; ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 65749099097     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.11.102     Document Type: Article

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