Anodic oxidation for the remediation of soils polluted with perchloroethylene

BACKGROUND This work focuses on the removal of perchloroethylene (PCE) from soils spiked with this hazardous chlorinated hydrocarbon and oil by a combination of two technologies: soil washing and anodic oxidation with diamond electrodes. The first attains the transfer of the pollutant from the soil...

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Published inJournal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 288 - 294
Main Authors Muñoz‐Morales, Martin, Sáez, Cristina, Cañizares, Pablo, Rodrigo, Manuel Andrés
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2019
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Subjects
Anodizing
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Chlorination
diamond anodes
Diamonds
Electrolysis
Hydrocarbons
Organic chemistry
Oxidation
Perchloroethylene
Pollutants
Sediment pollution
Sodium
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Soil contamination
Soil pollution
Soil remediation
soil washing
Soils
Tetrachloroethylene
Washing
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Summary:BACKGROUND This work focuses on the removal of perchloroethylene (PCE) from soils spiked with this hazardous chlorinated hydrocarbon and oil by a combination of two technologies: soil washing and anodic oxidation with diamond electrodes. The first attains the transfer of the pollutant from the soil to a soil washing fluid (SWF), from which the organics are then efficiently removed. RESULTS Results show that high concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) are required in the SWF for an efficient extraction of the chlorinated hydrocarbon and electrolysis has to be applied not only to the clarified liquid, but also to the interphase. The surfactant used interacts strongly with soil not only during the washing, but also during the electrolysis step. This interaction seems to play a protective role against the oxidation of SDS. The initial phase of the electrolysis is rather complex and there are several processes which modify the results importantly. CONCLUSIONS Removal of PCE by electrolysis from soil is less efficient than its removal from synthetic solutions of this chlorinated pollutant. There are two first‐order kinetic zones, which indicate an important competition for the oxidation of the different organics contained in the SWF during the electrolysis. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:0268-2575
1097-4660
DOI:10.1002/jctb.5774