Innovative bioreactor offers cleanup option for petroleum-contaminated wastes
- Michigan Biotechnology Inst., Lansing, MI (United States)
- Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
- Envirex Inc., Waukesha, WI (United States)
An innovative treatment technology that can remove more than 99 percent total benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene (BTEX) from groundwater is in commercial use at about 25 US sites. Work performed by the Michigan Biotechnology Institute (MBI) in cooperation with Envirex Inc. and the Gas Research Institute has shown that the granular activated-carbon, fluidized-bed reactor (GAC-FBR) is effective in treating groundwater, produced-water brines and tank bottom wastes contaminated with BTEX, aliphatic hydrocarbons and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. The system offers significant cost-savings over conventional pump-and-treat methods, such as carbon adsorption or air stripping coupled with vapor-phase control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
- OSTI ID:
- 7102657
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Solutions; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Solutions; (United States) Vol. 7:6; ISSN XZ280J
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
BENZENE
BIOREACTORS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GROUND WATER
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
POLLUTION
PROCESSING
REMEDIAL ACTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TOLUENE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
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