Effective decontamination of low dielectric hydrocarbon-polluted soils using microwave heating: Experimental investigation and modelling for in situ treatment

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 480-488

  Falciglia, Pietro P ^a   Mancuso, Giuseppe ^a   Scandura, Pietro ^a   Vagliasindi, Federico G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic radiation; Hydrocarbons; In situ application; Modelling; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HYDROCARBONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MODELS; POLLUTION; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; DEDICATED COMPUTERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SITU TREATMENT; MAXIMUM DISTANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRANSIENT EQUATION;

SOILS;

EID: 84959533135     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.038     Document Type: Article

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