Characterization of bulk fluid and transport properties for simulating polymer-improved aquifer remediation

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-159

  Silva, Jeff A K ^a   Liberatore, Matt ^a   McCray, John E ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Heterogeneity; Permeability; Polymer; Remediation; Simulation; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MECHANISMS; AQUIFER REMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; FLUID TRANSPORT; HETEROGENEITY; INPUT PARAMETER; MOBILITY REDUCTION; NON-NEWTONIAN RHEOLOGY; POLYMER MOLECULE; POLYMER TRANSPORT; SAND PACK; SAND TANK; SIMULATION; SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT DESIGN; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS; XANTHAN GUM;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION; POROUS MATERIALS; REMEDIATION; VISCOSITY;

POLYMERS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; FILTRATION; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; SAND; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84873338452     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000616     Document Type: Article

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