In-situ chemical barrier and method of making
Abstract
A chemical barrier is formed by injecting a suspension of solid particles or colloids into the subsurface. First, a stable colloid suspension is made including a surfactant and a non-Newtonian fluid. This stable colloid suspension is characterized by colloid concentration, colloid size, colloid material, solution ionic strength, and chemical composition. A second step involves injecting the optimized stable colloid suspension at a sufficiently high flow rate to move the colloids through the subsurface sediment, but not at such a high rate so as to induce resuspending indigenous soil particles in the aquifer. While injecting the stable colloid suspension, a withdrawal well may be used to draw the injected colloids in a direction perpendicular to the flow path of a contaminant plume. The withdrawal well, may then be used as an injection well, and a third well, in line with the first two wells, may then be used as a withdrawal well, thereby increasing the length of the colloid barrier. This process would continue until emplacement of the colloid barrier is complete.
- Inventors:
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- West Richland, WA
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872086
- Patent Number(s):
- 5857810
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING E02D - FOUNDATIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- in-situ; chemical; barrier; method; formed; injecting; suspension; solid; particles; colloids; subsurface; stable; colloid; including; surfactant; non-newtonian; fluid; characterized; concentration; size; material; solution; ionic; strength; composition; step; involves; optimized; sufficiently; flow; rate; move; sediment; induce; resuspending; indigenous; soil; aquifer; withdrawal; draw; injected; direction; perpendicular; path; contaminant; plume; injection; third; line; increasing; length; process; emplacement; complete; direction perpendicular; chemical composition; solid particles; flow rate; flow path; solid particle; soil particles; chemical barrier; newtonian fluid; in-situ chemical; subsurface sediment; involves injecting; /405/588/
Citation Formats
Cantrell, Kirk J, and Kaplan, Daniel I. In-situ chemical barrier and method of making. United States: N. p., 1999.
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title = {In-situ chemical barrier and method of making},
author = {Cantrell, Kirk J and Kaplan, Daniel I},
abstractNote = {A chemical barrier is formed by injecting a suspension of solid particles or colloids into the subsurface. First, a stable colloid suspension is made including a surfactant and a non-Newtonian fluid. This stable colloid suspension is characterized by colloid concentration, colloid size, colloid material, solution ionic strength, and chemical composition. A second step involves injecting the optimized stable colloid suspension at a sufficiently high flow rate to move the colloids through the subsurface sediment, but not at such a high rate so as to induce resuspending indigenous soil particles in the aquifer. While injecting the stable colloid suspension, a withdrawal well may be used to draw the injected colloids in a direction perpendicular to the flow path of a contaminant plume. The withdrawal well, may then be used as an injection well, and a third well, in line with the first two wells, may then be used as a withdrawal well, thereby increasing the length of the colloid barrier. This process would continue until emplacement of the colloid barrier is complete.},
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