Remediation of hydrocarbon polluted soils using 2.45GHz frequency-heating: Influence of operating power and soil texture on soil temperature profiles and contaminant removal kinetics

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-73

  Falciglia, P P ^a   Vagliasindi, F G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diesel fuel; Microwaves; Power low kinetic; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; HEAT TREATMENT; KINETICS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; REMEDIATION; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEXTURES;

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; DIESEL-CONTAMINATED SOIL; HEATING TREATMENTS; POWER LOW; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL TEXTURES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; DIESEL; HEATING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84922631763     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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