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Enhanced Oil Recovery using a Combination of Biosurfactants
Published on: June 3, 2022
Silicone emulsion-enhanced recovery of chlorinated solvents: batch and column studies
Tae-Soon Kwon1, Jung-Seok Yang, Kitae Baek
1Environmental Remediation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Batch and column experiments were conducted to investigate the feasibility of flushing with silicone oil emulsion for the removal of chlorinated solvents, including trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE) and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (DCB). In the batch experiments, solubilization potentials of emulsion and effects of surfactants as additives were examined. The emulsion prepared with 2% (v/v) silicone oil could solubilize 90.7% of 10,000 ppm TCE, 97.3% of 4000 ppm PCE and 99.7% of 7,800 ppm DCB. Results of one-dimensional column studies indicated that aqueous solubility and sorption of contaminants determined the flushing efficiency. The addition of surfactants below their critical micelle concentration (CMC) did not affect the removal of chlorinated solvents in batch and column experiments. The results of this study show that flushing with oil-based emulsion can be applied to treat the chlorinated solvents.
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