Improved Decontamination: Interfacial, Transport, and Chemical Properties of Aqueous Surfactant Cleaners
This investigation is focused on decontamination using environmentally benign aqueous solutions, specifically the removal of organics and associated radionuclide and heavy-metal contaminants by surfactants. Aqueous-based solutions promise several advantages for decontamination processes, including low hazard potential, low cost, and reduced secondary waste volume through solvent recycle, solvent degradation, and/or incineration. The work aims at gaining an understanding of interfacial, transport, and chemical processes that govern the effectiveness of aqueous-based surfactant solutions for decontamination of surfaces. In addition, efficient means for separation of waste materials from aqueous-based cleaners will be investigated. It is intended that the understanding developed in this work will be applied to decontamination/decommissioning tasks by laboratory testing of samples from DOE contaminated sites, and that the tests will provide the basis for improved approaches for removal of organic contamination.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-98ER62715
- OSTI ID:
- 831207
- Report Number(s):
- EMSP-64912-1999; R&D Project: EMSP 64912; TRN: US200430%%283
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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