On-site engineering report for the low-temperature thermal-desorption pilot-scale test on contaminated soil
Performance of the thermal desorption process for removal of organic contaminants, mostly polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), from soils was evaluated. The Superfund Site soil tested was a fine sandy soil contaminated with creosote. An optimum operating temperature of 550 C and an optimum operating residence time of 10 min, determined from bench studies, were used in the pilot-scale desorber. Contaminants removed from the soil were captured or destroyed in the associated air pollution control equipment. Test results showed that greater than 99% of the PAHs were removed from the soil. The concentration of total PAHs averaged 4629 mg/Kg in the pretreated soils and were below detection in the posttreated soils.
- Research Organization:
- IT Environmental Programs, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7270759
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-216936/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C9-0036
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Prepared in cooperation with IT Corp., Knoxville, TN. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
SOILS
DECONTAMINATION
CREOSOTE
DESORPTION
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
THERMAL DEGRADATION
US SUPERFUND
AROMATICS
CLEANING
CONTROL
HYDROCARBONS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
PROCESSING
REGULATIONS
SORPTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)