Removal of creosote from soil by thermal desorption

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5811167

Lauch, R P; Herrmann, J G; Smith, M L; Alperin, E; Groen, A

Performance of the thermal desorption process for removal of organic contaminants, mostly polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), from soils was evaluated. A Superfund Site Soil that was contaminated with creosote was tested. An operating temperature of 550 C and an operating residence time of 10 minutes at temperature, determined from bench studies, were used in the pilot scale desorber. Test results showed that greater than 99% of the PAHs were removed from the test soil. The concentrations of total PAHs in the soil before and after treatment averaged 4629 mg/kg and below detection limits respectively.

• Research Organization: International Technology Corp., Knoxville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5811167
• Report Number(s): PB-92-126838/XAB; CNN: EPA-86-C9-0036
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
CLEANING
CONTROL
CREOSOTE
DECONTAMINATION
DESORPTION
FURNACES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOILS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
US SUPERFUND
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING