Browse > Article

Process Evaluation of Soil Washing Including Surfactant Recovery by Mathematical Simulation  

Ahn, Chi-Kyu (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH)
Woo, Seung-Han (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Park, Jong-Moon (School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Department of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH)
Publication Information
Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.13, no.1, 2008 , pp. 32-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
A surfactant recovery and reuse process by selective adsorption with activated carbon was proposed to reduce surfactant cost in a soil washing process. Mathematical model simulation was performed for the whole process, which consists of soil washing, soil recovery, and soil re-washing. The optimal range of surfactant dosage was $6{\sim}10$-fold critical micelle concentration in soil. The efficiency of surfactant reuse process was decreased with increasing the dosage of activated carbon. Effectiveness factor for activated carbon significantly altered the efficiency of the reuse process unlike effectiveness factor for soil. Total requirement of surfactant was reduced to 20-30% with the reuse process compared to the conventional soil washing process. The contamination of wastewater after soil washing was reduced with the reuse process. This mathematical model can be used to estimate performance of the whole process of soil washing including surfactant recovery and to obtain optimal ranges of operating conditions without extra labor-intensive experimental works.
Keywords
Activated carbons; Modeling; Soil washing; Surfactant reuse;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 2  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 안치규, 김영미, 우승한, 박종문, 2006b, 토양세척 공정에서 활성탄을 이용한 계면활성제 재사용 모델 개발, 한국지하수토양환경, 11(2), 1-12   과학기술학회마을
2 An, Y.J., 2001, Photochemical treatment of a mixed PAH/surfactant solution for surfactant recovery and reuse, Environ. Prog., 20(4), 240-246   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Lipe, K.M., Sabatini, D.A., Hasegawa, M.A., and Harwell, J.H., 1996, Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration and air stripping for surfactant- contaminant separation and surfactant reuse, Ground Water Monit. R., 16(1), 85-92   DOI
4 USEPA, 1991, Guide for conducting treatability studies under CERCLA: Soil washing Interim Guidance, EPA/540/2-91/020A
5 Vanjara, A.K. and Dixit, S.G., 1996, Recovery of cationic surfactant by using precipitation method, Sep. Technol., 6(1) 91-93   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Anderson, W.C., 1993, Innovative site remediation technology: Soil washing/Soil flushing, American Academy of Environmental Engineering, Annapolis, MD
7 Lowe, D.F., Oubre, C.L., and Ward, C.H., 2000, Reuse of Surfactants and Cosolvents for NAPL Remediation, Lewis Publishers
8 Riser-Roberts, E., 1998, Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils: Biological, Physical, and Chemical Processes, Lewis Publishers
9 Jafvert, C.T., 1996, Report: Surfactant/Cosolvent. Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center, Document TE-96- 026
10 Ang, C.C. and Abdul, A.S., 1994, Evaluation of an ultrafiltration method for surfactant recovery and reuse during in situ washing of contaminated sites: Laboratory and field studies, Ground Water Monit. R., 14, 160-171   DOI   ScienceOn
11 Zheng, Z. and Obbard, J.P., 2002, Evaluation of an elevated nonionic surfactant critical micelle concentration in a soil/aqueous system, Water Res., 36, 2667-2672   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Woo, S.H., Lee, M.W., and Park, J.M., 2004, Biodegradation of phenanthrene in soil-slurry systems with different mass regime and soil content, J. Biotechnol., 130(3), 235-250
13 Cerniglia, C.E., 1992, Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Biodegradation, 3, 351-368   DOI
14 Levitz, P.E., 2002, Adsorption or non ionic surfactants at the solid/water interface, Colloid. Surface A., 205, 31-38   DOI   ScienceOn
15 Liu, Z., Edwards, D.A., and Luthy, R.G., 1992, Sorption of nonionic surfactant onto soil, Water Res., 26, 1337-1345   DOI   ScienceOn
16 Stigter, D., Williams, R.J., and Mysels, K.J., 1955, Micellar self diffusion of sodium lauryl sulfate, J. Phys. Chem., 59, 330-335   DOI
17 Foth, H.D., 1990, Soil Physical Properties, In Fundamentals of Soil Science. 8th Eds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, p. 69-96
18 Gonzlez-Garca, C.M., Gonzlez-Martn, M.L., Gmez-Serrano, V., Bruque, J.M., and Labajos-Broncano, L., 2001, Analysis of the adsorption isotherms of a non-ionic surfactant from aqueous solution onto activated carbons, Carbon, 39, 849-855   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Mulligan, C.N., Yong, R.N., and Gibbs, B.F., 2001, Surfactantenhanced remediation of contaminated soil: a review, Engineering Geology, 60, 371-380   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Deshpande, S., Shiau, B.J., Wade, D., Sabatini, D.A., and Harvell, J.H., 1999, Surfactant selection for enhancing ex situ soil washing, Water Res., 33(2), 351-360   DOI   ScienceOn
21 Edwards, D.A., Luthy, R.G., and Liu, Z., 1991, Solubilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in micellar nonionic surfactant solutions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 25(1), 127-133   DOI
22 안치규, 김영미, 우승한, 박종문, 2006a, 활성탄을 이용한 Triton X-100 용액에서의 phenanthrene의 선택적 흡착에 관한 연구, 한국지하수토양환경, 11(2), 13-21   과학기술학회마을
23 Edwards, D.A., Liu, Z., and Luthy, R.G., 1994, Surfactant solubilization of organic compounds in soil/aqueous systems, J. Environ. Eng., 120, 5-22   DOI   ScienceOn