Thermal treatment wall
Abstract
A thermal treatment wall emplaced to perform in-situ destruction of contaminants in groundwater. Thermal destruction of specific contaminants occurs by hydrous pyrolysis/oxidation at temperatures achievable by existing thermal remediation techniques (electrical heating or steam injection) in the presence of oxygen or soil mineral oxidants, such as MnO.sub.2. The thermal treatment wall can be installed in a variety of configurations depending on the specific objectives, and can be used for groundwater cleanup, wherein in-situ destruction of contaminants is carried out rather than extracting contaminated fluids to the surface, where they are to be cleaned. In addition, the thermal treatment wall can be used for both plume interdiction and near-wellhead in-situ groundwater treatment. Thus, this technique can be utilized for a variety of groundwater contamination problems.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873352
- Patent Number(s):
- 6142706
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- thermal; treatment; wall; emplaced; perform; in-situ; destruction; contaminants; groundwater; specific; occurs; hydrous; pyrolysis; oxidation; temperatures; achievable; existing; remediation; techniques; electrical; heating; steam; injection; presence; oxygen; soil; mineral; oxidants; mno; installed; variety; configurations; depending; objectives; cleanup; carried; extracting; contaminated; fluids; surface; cleaned; addition; plume; interdiction; near-wellhead; technique; utilized; contamination; steam injection; electrical heating; water treatment; thermal treatment; water contamination; treatment wall; electrical heat; hydrous pyrolysis; remediation techniques; groundwater treatment; water cleanup; in-situ destruction; in-situ groundwater; thermal remediation; thermal destruction; remediation technique; situ destruction; /405/588/
Citation Formats
Aines, Roger D, Newmark, Robin L, and Knauss, Kevin G. Thermal treatment wall. United States: N. p., 2000.
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@article{osti_873352,
title = {Thermal treatment wall},
author = {Aines, Roger D and Newmark, Robin L and Knauss, Kevin G},
abstractNote = {A thermal treatment wall emplaced to perform in-situ destruction of contaminants in groundwater. Thermal destruction of specific contaminants occurs by hydrous pyrolysis/oxidation at temperatures achievable by existing thermal remediation techniques (electrical heating or steam injection) in the presence of oxygen or soil mineral oxidants, such as MnO.sub.2. The thermal treatment wall can be installed in a variety of configurations depending on the specific objectives, and can be used for groundwater cleanup, wherein in-situ destruction of contaminants is carried out rather than extracting contaminated fluids to the surface, where they are to be cleaned. In addition, the thermal treatment wall can be used for both plume interdiction and near-wellhead in-situ groundwater treatment. Thus, this technique can be utilized for a variety of groundwater contamination problems.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2000},
month = {1}
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