Rapid and effective decontamination of chlorophenol-contaminated soil by sorption into commercial polymers: Concept demonstration and process modeling

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 81-91

  Tomei, M Concetta ^a   Mosca Angelucci, Domenica ^a   Ademollo, Nicoletta ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Chlorophenols; Ex situ soil remediation; Polymer extraction; Process modeling; Validation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; DISTILLATION; EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHENOLS; REMEDIATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHENOLS; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; EX SITU; EX-SITU SOIL REMEDIATION; POLYMER EXTRACTION; PROCESS-MODELS; SINGLE COMPOUND; SOIL WATER; SOILS REMEDIATION; VALIDATION;

CALIBRATION;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; 4 CHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYMER; 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL; 4-CHLOROPHENOL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CALIBRATION; CHLOROPHENOL; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHASE TRANSITION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

ARTICLE; MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLUTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; SOIL MOISTURE; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHLOROPHENOLS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYMERS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 84911888861     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.014     Document Type: Article

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