Membrane System for Recovery of Volatile Organic Compounds from Remediation Off-Gases.: Phase 1.
In situ vacuum extraction, air or steam sparging, and vitrification are widely used methods of remediating soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). All of these processes produce a VOC-laden air stream from which the VOC must be removed before the air can be discharged or recycled to the generating process. Treatment of these off-gases is often a major portion of the cost of the remediation project. Carbon adsorption and catalytic incineration, the most common methods of treating these gas streams, suffer from significant drawbacks. This report covers the first phase of a two-phase project. The first phase involved the laboratory demonstration of the water separation section of the unit, the production and demonstration of new membrane modules to improve the separation, the design studies required for the demonstration system, and initial contacts with potential field sites. In the second phase, the demonstration system will be built and, after a short laboratory evaluation, will be tested at two field sites.
- Research Organization:
- Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR21-96MC33081
- OSTI ID:
- 641272
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC--33081; ON: DE98054307; CNN: DE-AR21-96MC33081
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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