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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2014.15.3.15

Removal of Hydrophobic Contaminant using Amphiphilic Block Copolymer  

Lee, Junhyup (Department of Chemical Engineering, Myongji University)
Shim, Jaeyoul (K-Coastal Engineering)
Kim, Younguk (Department of Civil & Environment Engineering, Myongji University)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.15, no.3, 2014 , pp. 15-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
Spilling pollutants and its contamination to the ground have serious impact to public resulting in various research about remediation techniques. In this study, the use of amphiphilic block copolymer for remediation was investigated with a series of laboratory tests on removal of hydrophobic contaminant in soil. Four types of amphiphilic block copolymer were developed and the efficiency of the cleaning was compared with surfactant using arbitrary diesel-contaminated soils. The results of the study show that the use of amphiphilic polymer in the soil washing process significantly enhanced the remediation of the contaminated soil and a potential of new methodology of eco-friendly remediation.
Keywords
Amphiphilic polymer; Hydrophobic contaminant; Diesel contaminated; Remediation; Surfactant; Soil washing;
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