Application of persulfate-releasing barrier to remediate MTBE and benzene contaminated groundwater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1162-1168

  Liang, S H ^a   Kao, C M ^a   Kuo, Y C ^a   Chen, K F ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benzene; Groundwater contamination; In situ oxidation barrier; Persulfate; Tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)

Indexed keywords

BENCH EXPERIMENT; BUTYL ETHER; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; FERROUS IRON; GASOLINE-CONTAMINATED; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBON PLUME; IN-SITU OXIDATION; MASS RATIO; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; OXIDANT REDUCTION; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXIDATION RATES; PERSULFATE; TARGET COMPOUND; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS; TERT-BUTYL FORMATE;

ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; BYPRODUCTS; CONTAMINATION; ETHERS; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; OXIDATION; REMEDIATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BENZENE; CEMENT; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXYSULFURIC ACID; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBON; MTBE; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PETROLEUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION; PLUME; SAND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BENZENE; METHYL ETHERS; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 78649913747     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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