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Air stripping & photocatalytic oxidation: A winning team for groundwater remediation

Journal Article · · Environmental Protection
OSTI ID:105160
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  1. KSE, Inc., Amherst, MA (United States)

The Dover AFB Groundwater Reclamation Project demonstrated advanced technologies to control groundwater contamination, including comparisons of traditional countercurrent air atrippers to a crossflow air stripping technology. Another demonstration involved an advanced photocatalytic VOC destruction technology, which operates on the effluent air from the stripper. The combination of air stripping and photocatalytic destruction was shown to be effective for remediation of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated organic compounds, both because of its low cost and its ability to prevent toxic air emissions. A detailed performance comparison of stripper designs shows that the crossflow air stripper design was comparable in effectiveness to the conventional countercurrent air stripper at high air-to-water ratios, but at a substantially lower pressure drop.

OSTI ID:
105160
Journal Information:
Environmental Protection, Journal Name: Environmental Protection Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 6; ISSN 1057-4298; ISSN ENPRET
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English