Self-sustaining smoldering combustion: A novel remediation process for non-aqueous-phase liquids in porous media

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5871-5877

  Switzer, C ^a   Pironi, P ^a   Gerhard, J I ^a   Rein, G ^a   Torero, J R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLUX; AIR SUPPLY; BURNING PROCESS; COMBUSTION FRONTS; CONDUCTIVE HEATING; CRUDE OIL; DETECTION LIMITS; DODECANE; DRILL CUTTINGS; ENERGY INPUTS; EXTERNAL CONTROL; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LAYERED SYSTEMS; LOWER BOUNDARY; NET ENERGY; NON-AQUEOUS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; OXYGEN SOURCES; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHASE LIQUIDS; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS SOLIDS; QUARTZ SAND; REACTION FRONT; SMOLDERING COMBUSTION; SOIL MATRICES; SOIL TYPES;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CHARCOAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL OIL MIXTURES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; IMPURITIES; LUBRICATING OILS; MINERAL OILS; MINING; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; POROUS MATERIALS; QUARTZ; SMOKE; SOILS; THERMOCHEMISTRY; VEGETABLE OILS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL TAR;

CHARCOAL; COAL TAR; DODECANE; MINERAL OIL; OIL; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; OIL SAND; POROUS MEDIUM; QUARTZ; REMEDIATION; SAND; SOIL TYPE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY; HEATING; LIQUID; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; POROSITY; SAND; SOIL; SOLID;

CHARCOAL; COAL TAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBONS; POROSITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 68049130016     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803483s     Document Type: Article

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