In situ formation of magnetite reactive barriers in soil for waste stabilization
Abstract
Reactive barriers containing magnetite and methods for making magnetite reactive barriers in situ in soil for sequestering soil contaminants including actinides and heavy metals, organic materials, iodine and technetium are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a two-step reagent introduction into soil takes place. In the first step, free oxygen is removed from the soil by separately injecting into the soil aqueous solutions of iron (II) salt, for example FeCl.sub.2, and base, for example NaOH or NH.sub.3 in about a 1:1 volume ratio. Then, in the second step, similar reagents are injected a second time (however, according to about a 1:2 volume ratio, iron to salt) to form magnetite. The magnetite formation is facilitated, in part, due to slow intrusion of oxygen into the soil from the surface. The invention techniques are suited to injection of reagents into soil in proximity to a contamination plume or source allowing in situ formation of the reactive barrier at the location of waste or hazardous material. Mixing of reagents to form. precipitate is mediated and enhanced through movement of reagents in soil as a result of phenomena including capillary action, movement of groundwater, soil washing and reagent injection pressure.
- Inventors:
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- Edgewood, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875082
- Patent Number(s):
- 6527691
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- situ; formation; magnetite; reactive; barriers; soil; waste; stabilization; containing; methods; sequestering; contaminants; including; actinides; heavy; metals; organic; materials; iodine; technetium; disclosed; embodiment; two-step; reagent; introduction; takes; step; free; oxygen; removed; separately; injecting; aqueous; solutions; iron; ii; salt; example; feclsub2; base; naoh; nhsub3; 11; volume; ratio; similar; reagents; injected; time; 12; form; facilitated; due; slow; intrusion; surface; techniques; suited; injection; proximity; contamination; plume; source; allowing; barrier; location; hazardous; material; mixing; precipitate; mediated; enhanced; movement; result; phenomena; capillary; action; groundwater; washing; pressure; aqueous solution; capillary action; situ formation; /588/
Citation Formats
Moore, Robert C. In situ formation of magnetite reactive barriers in soil for waste stabilization. United States: N. p., 2003.
Web.
Moore, Robert C. In situ formation of magnetite reactive barriers in soil for waste stabilization. United States.
Moore, Robert C. Wed .
"In situ formation of magnetite reactive barriers in soil for waste stabilization". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875082.
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abstractNote = {Reactive barriers containing magnetite and methods for making magnetite reactive barriers in situ in soil for sequestering soil contaminants including actinides and heavy metals, organic materials, iodine and technetium are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a two-step reagent introduction into soil takes place. In the first step, free oxygen is removed from the soil by separately injecting into the soil aqueous solutions of iron (II) salt, for example FeCl.sub.2, and base, for example NaOH or NH.sub.3 in about a 1:1 volume ratio. Then, in the second step, similar reagents are injected a second time (however, according to about a 1:2 volume ratio, iron to salt) to form magnetite. The magnetite formation is facilitated, in part, due to slow intrusion of oxygen into the soil from the surface. The invention techniques are suited to injection of reagents into soil in proximity to a contamination plume or source allowing in situ formation of the reactive barrier at the location of waste or hazardous material. Mixing of reagents to form. precipitate is mediated and enhanced through movement of reagents in soil as a result of phenomena including capillary action, movement of groundwater, soil washing and reagent injection pressure.},
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