Colloidal activated carbon for in-situ groundwater remediation - Transport characteristics and adsorption of organic compounds in water-saturated sediment columns

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 179, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-88

  Georgi, Anett ^a   Schierz, Ariette ^b   Mackenzie, Katrin ^a   Kopinke, Frank Dieter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloidal activated carbon; Contaminant retardation; Groundwater; Nanoremediation; Particle transport; Plume; Sorption barrier

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; STABILIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTERIC STABILIZATION; IN-SITU GROUNDWATER REMEDIATIONS; NANOREMEDIATION; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PLUME; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; DIVALENT CATION; GROUND WATER; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; CHARCOAL; COLLOID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COLLOID; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLUME; REMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROLOGY; POROSITY; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; CHARCOAL; COLLOIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84930959567     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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