• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.15-24
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• 2002

Nowdays electrokinetic technique has been applied to supply nutrients and TEAs for in-situ bioremediation. However the Injection characteristics under electrical field have not been examined in various soil types. Therefore, The characteristics of electrokinetic injection into kaolinite and sand are investigated. During the 17 d of processing, There was a gradual increase in ammonium (nutrient) concentration from the anode compartment. However the ammonium concentration at the cathode increased beyond that at the anode in sand. A relatively constant profile of sulfate (TEA) was achieved specifically, the final sulfate concentration in each specimen were different. When EK injection technique is implemented in field, the most important consideration should be an assessment of the injection characteristics with respect to the soil types.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.245-251
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• 2016

Soil can be contaminated by radioactive materials due to nuclide leakage following unexpected situations during the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. Soil decontamination is necessary if contaminated land is to be reused for housing or industry. The present study classifies various soil remediation technologies into biological, physics/chemical and thermal treatment and analyzes their principles and treatment materials. Among these methods, this study selects technologies and categorizes the economics, applicability and technical characteristics of each technology into three levels of high, medium and low by weighting the various factors. Based on this analysis, the most applicable soil decontamination technology was identified.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.183-185
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• 2004

In this study, the combined electrokinetic and ultrasonic remediation technique, ultrasonically enhanced electrokinetic technique, was studied for the removal of heavy metal and organic substance in contaminated soils. The electrokinetic technique has been applied to remove mainly the heavy metal and the ultrasonic technique has been to remove mainly organic substance in contaminated soil. The laboratory soil flushing tests combined electrokinetic and ultrasonic technique were conducted using specially designed and fabricated devices to determine the effect of these both techniques. A series of laboratory experiments involving the simple, electrokinetic, ultrasonic, and electrokinetic & ultrasonic flushing test were carried out. A soil admixed with sand and kaolin was used as a test specimen, and Pb and ethylene glycol were used as contaminants of heavy metal and organic substance. An increase in out flow, permeability and contaminant removal rate was observed in electrokinetic and ultrasonic flushing tests. Some practical implications of these results are discussed in terms of technical feasibility of in situ implementation of electrokinetic ultrasonic remediation technique.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.606-611
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• 2016

In this work, the treatment of heavy metals and phenol in the contaminated soil was investigated by applying direct current (DC) and pulse voltage. When the DC was used, the removal efficiencies for Cu, Zn, As, and Pb were 73, 88, 10, and 10%, respectively, and more than 95% for phenol was removed. Furthermore, when a pulse voltage was employed the removal efficiencies for Cu, Zn, As, and Pb were 88, 92, 40, and 40%, respectively, and 87% of phenol was removed. The results indicate that the application of a pulse voltage for the treatment of contaminated soil reduced electro-osmosis, but increased the rate of electric current movement of heavy metals. In addition, the removal efficiencies for As and Pb have been improved due to the enhanced adsorption capacity of clay components in the soil. Therefore, these experimental results could be effectively applied in remediation technology for the treatment of various heavy metals and phenol.