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Soil remediation via bioventing, vapor extraction and transition regime between vapor extraction and bioventing
Mohammad Mehdi Amin1, Mohammad Sadegh Hatamipour2, Fariborz Momenbeik3, Mehdi Khiadani (Hajian)1, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam4
1 Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Isfahan, Iran, and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, IUMS, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
4 Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Isfahan, Iran, and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, IUMS, Isfahan; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam
Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Isfahan, Iran, and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, IUMS, Isfahan; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord
Iran
 Source of Support: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9183.131798
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Aims: The main objectives of this study were evaluation of the efficiencies of bioventing (BV), soil vapor extraction (SVE) and transition regime between BV and SVE (air injection bioventing [AIBV]) for benzene and toluene removal from polluted sandy soils.
Materials and Methods: Laboratory-scale set-up consisted of three cylindrical units (with 29 cm in length with a 7.29 cm i.d.) was conducted to study the removal efficiency of three in-situ remediation technologies.
Results: The results showed that, after 48-h air injection with constant air flow rate of 250 mL/min, benzene (initial concentration of 1 mg/g of soil) removal efficiency in BV, SVE and AIBV reactors were almost 84, 98 and >99.5%, respectively. Also results indicated that, toluene with a similar concentration was successfully (>99.5%) reduced via AIBV technology, after 72-h continuous air injection.
Conclusion: Comparison of the BV, SVE and AIBV technologies indicated that all of those technologies are efficient for remediation of unsaturated zone, but after specific remediation time frames, only AIBV able to support guide line values and protect ground waters. |
