Measurement and modeling of activated carbon performance for the sequestration of parent-and alkylated-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum-impacted sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1024-1032

  Choi, Yongju ^a   Cho, Yeo Myoung ^a   Gala, William R ^b   Luthy, Richard G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC PERFORMANCE; CARBON PERFORMANCE; CONTACT TIME; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; MASS TRANSFER MODELS; MASS TRANSFER PARAMETERS; OIL CONTENTS; OIL PHASE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SEDIMENT SLURRIES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SLURRY PHASE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

1,4,6,7 TETRAMETHYLNAPHTHALENE; 2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; 7 METHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; OIL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MASS TRANSFER; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PETROLEUM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SLURRY;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION;

CHARCOAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 84872508522     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303770c     Document Type: Article

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