Enhanced flushing of polychlorinated biphenyls contaminated sands using surfactant foam: Effect of partition coefficient and sweep efficiency

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1270-1277

  Wang, Hao ^a   Chen, Jiajun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Foam flushing; Partition coefficient; PCBs; Sweep efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONTAMINATED SAND; HIGH POROSITY; IN-SITU SOIL REMEDIATION; KEY FACTORS; MOBILITY CONTROL; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PCBS; QUARTZ SAND; REMEDIATION EFFICIENCY; SURFACTANT FLUSHING; SURFACTANT FOAMS; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; WASHING AGENTS;

EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POROUS MATERIALS; REMEDIATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASHING;

FOAM CONTROL;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PCB; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND; SOIL REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUARTZ; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84863862917     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60881-4     Document Type: Article

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