Microwave heating remediation of soils contaminated with diesel fuel

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1396-1407

  Falciglia, Pietro P ^a   Urso, Giuseppe ^a   Vagliasindi, Federico G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diesel fuel; Microwave; Soil pollution; Soil remediation; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

DIESEL; DISTILLATION; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84881552097     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0727-x     Document Type: Article

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