Conference Proceedings
Groundwater Remediation in Cold Regions
Meenakshi Arora, Geoff W Stevens, N Duic (ed.), PS Varbanov (ed.), S Pierucci (ed.), JJ Klemes (ed.)
7TH CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS (SDEWES) | AIDIC SERVIZI SRL | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.3303/CET1334015
Abstract
Sorption characteristics of partially soluble hydrocarbons (Toluene, Naphthalene and Xylene) on various adsorbent materials have been investigated at 40 C to facilitate the development of a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) to treat oil-contaminated surface and sub-surface waters in cold regions. Inverse modelling has been utilized using the computer program CXTFIT to determine the variable parameters, axial dispersion coefficient and porosity. A set of partial differential equations was solved to describe the solute flow with appropriate initial and boundary conditions in order to develop a model to predict the future PRB and its performance in the field. The results indicated that the sorpt..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, a special Research Centre of Australian Research Council and Australian Antarctic Division.