Techno-economic analysis of hydrocarbon-polluted soil treatment by using ex situ microwave heating: influence of soil texture and soil moisture on electric field penetration, operating conditions and energy costs

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1330-1344

  Falciglia, Pietro P ^a   Vagliasindi, Federico G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Costs; Hydrocarbon contaminated soil; Microwave (MW) remediation; Operating conditions; Soil moisture; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CLAY SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEATING; HYDROCARBON; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PENETRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 84961147590     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1130-6     Document Type: Article

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