In situ thermal desorption of soils impacted with chlorinated solvents
In situ thermal desorption (ISTD) has been demonstrated to remove high concentrations of chlorinated solvents such as PCE and TCE even from tight clay soils. ISTD applies heat and vacuum simultaneously to subsurface soils using thermal blankets for shallow contaminants (less than 2 ft depth) and thermal wells for deeper contamination. The ISTD process possesses a high removal efficiency because the narrow range of soil thermal conductivities provides excellent sweep efficiency and because its high operating temperature increases soil permeabilities and achieves complete displacement efficiency of contaminants in the gas phase. The first full scale commercial application of the ISTD well technology is described in detail for a site in Portland, Indiana, where silty clay soil was impacted with chlorinated solvents.
- Research Organization:
- Shell E and P Technology Co., Houston, TX (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20006474
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990608-; TRN: IM200008%%81
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Air and Waste 92nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO (US), 06/20/1999--06/24/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, '95, '98 and NT; Macintosh; and UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Air and Waste 92nd annual meeting and exhibition proceedings, [9500] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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