Site technology capsule. J.R. Simplot ex-situ anaerobic bioremediation technology: TNT
The J.R. Simplot Ex-Situ Bioremediation Technology, also known as the J.R. Simplot Anaerobic Bioremediation (SA-BRE) process, is designed to anaerobically degrade nitroaromatic and energetic compounds with total destruction of toxic intermediate compounds at the completion of treatment. An evaluation of this technology was conducted under the SITE Program on soils contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitro-toluene (TNT) at the Weldon Spring Ordance Works (WSOW) site. This site Demonstration utilized 23 cubic m (30 cubic yd) of TNT-contaminated soil mixed with water to form a slurry in a 1:2 ratio (by weight) to evaluate the effectiveness of this technology. The Demonstration was conducted over the 1993 winter, when freezing conditions existed for five mo of the Demonstration Test. To offset these below zero tempertures, heaters were added to the bioreactor to keep the slurry from freezing.
- Research Organization:
- Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 160979
- Report Number(s):
- PB--96-117262/XAB; CNN: Grant EPA-68-CO-0048
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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