Remediation of soils contaminated with PAHs and nitro-PAHs using microwave irradiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 296, Issue , 2016, Pages 162-172

  Falciglia, Pietro P ^a   De Guidi, Guido ^a   Catalfo, Alfio ^a   Vagliasindi, Federico G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microwaves; Nitro poly aromatic hydrocarbons (N PAHs); Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Remediation; Removal kinetics; Soil

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; HYDROCARBONS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETICS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STRIPPING (REMOVAL);

CONTAMINANT PROPERTIES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; REMOVAL KINETICS; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 84962217055     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.099     Document Type: Article

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