Lab-scale investigation on remediation of diesel-contaminated aquifer using microwave energy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 167, Issue , 2016, Pages 196-205

  Falciglia, Pietro P ^a   Maddalena, Riccardo ^a   Mancuso, Giuseppe ^b   Messina, Valeria ^a   Vagliasindi, Federico G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Diesel fuel; Groundwater; Microwave; Remediation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; REMEDIATION;

CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; LAB-SCALE INVESTIGATIONS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; POWER; SOLID PHASIS; SOLID-PHASE; WATER PHASIS;

AQUIFERS;

DIESEL FUEL; GROUND WATER; WATER; GASOLINE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; DIESEL; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; REMEDIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; EVAPORATION; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; MICROWAVES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84949443633     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.046     Document Type: Article

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