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Title: Periodically operated bioreactors for the treatment of soils and leachates

Abstract

Limited contaminant bioavailability at concentrations above the required cleanup level reduces biodegradation rate and renders solid-phase bioremediation more cost effective than complete treatment in a bioslurry reactor. Slurrying followed by solid-phase bioremediation combines the advantages and minimizes the weaknesses of each treatment method when used alone. Periodic aeration during solid-phase bioremediation has the potential to lower treatment costs relative to continuous aeration. A biological treatment system consisting of slurrying followed by periodic aeration in solid-phase sequencing batch reactors (SP-SBRs) was developed and tested in the laboratory using a silty loam contaminated predominantly with the plasticizer bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (BEHP) or (DEHP) and a silty clay loam contaminated with diesel fuel. The first experiment evaluated the effect of water content and mixing time during slurrying on subsequent treatment in continuously aerated solid-phase bioreactors. The second experiment compared treatment of slurried soil in SP-SBRs using three different periodic aeration strategies with continuous aeration.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Center for Bioventing and Pollution Control
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
479369
Report Number(s):
CONF-950483-
ISBN 1-57477-010-1; TRN: 97:010490
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3. international in situ and on-site bioreclamation symposium, San Diego, CA (United States), 24-27 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Biological unit processes for hazardous waste treatment; Hinchee, R.E.; Skeen, R.S. [eds.] [Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)]; Sayles, G.D. [ed.]; PB: 358 p.; Bioremediation, Volume 3(9)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BIOREACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; REMEDIAL ACTION; PHTHALATES; SOILS; LEACHATES; SLURRIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS

Citation Formats

Irvine, R L, and Cassidy, D P. Periodically operated bioreactors for the treatment of soils and leachates. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Irvine, R L, & Cassidy, D P. Periodically operated bioreactors for the treatment of soils and leachates. United States.
Irvine, R L, and Cassidy, D P. 1995. "Periodically operated bioreactors for the treatment of soils and leachates". United States.
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