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7 INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING OXIDATION-REDUCTION (REDOX) PRETREATMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIOLOGICAL REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS Carlo D. Montemagno, Program Manager Robert W. Peters*, Environmental Systems Engineer Allen Tyree, Coop Student Energy Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, Illinois 60439 INTRODUCTION Oxidation-reduction (REDOX) reactions are among the most important reactions involved in the environmental engineering field. Oxidation is a reaction in which the oxidation state of the treated compound is increased, i.e., the material loses electrons. Reduction involves the addition of a chemical (reducing) agent which lowers the oxidation state of a substance, i.e., the material gains electrons. Both processes of oxidation and reduction occur together. All REDOX reactions are thermodynami- cally based. There are a number of oxidizing agents which have been reported in the technical literature1"4 for treatment of refractory organic compounds. Common oxidizing agents include: hydrogen peroxide, ozone, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, and combinations thereof, such as UV/ozone and UV/peroxide. A gradient of REDOX reactions is possible, depending on such factors as the oxidation-reduction reaction conditions, the availability of electron donors and acceptors, and the nature of the organic compounds involved.5 BACKGROUND A review of the technical literature revealed that the majority of the oxidation-reduction applications have been in the areas of wastewater treatment and groundwater remediation, with very little attention devoted to the potential of using REDOX technologies for remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils. In this particular study, feasibility studies were performed on gasoline- contaminated soil. These studies focused on three major phases: 1) containment of the contamination by addition of tailoring agents to the soil, 2) biological remediation either performed in situ or on-site (using a slurry reactor system), and 3) pretreatment of the contaminated soils using REDOX systems, prior to biological remediation. This particular paper focuses on the third phase of the project, aimed at "softening" the refractory organics resulting in the formation of organic compounds which are more amenable to biological degradation. This paper focuses its attention on the use of hydrogen peroxide treatment and ultraviolet irradiation as a means of pretreating the contaminated soil prior to biological remediation. The next section provides a description of the site and the contamination problem, and summarizes the results from the soil characterization portion of our study. This section is followed by the section which describes applications of REDOX systems for treatment of hydrocarbons. Site Description The soil samples for this study came from a U.S. military installation located on the west coast. Two 20,000-gallon underground storage tanks had been used since the early 20th century to store a number of organic materials. This site is located in a major metropolitan district overlooking a bay area. These tanks were known to leak. Gasoline fuel contaminated soil was found in the vicinity 45th Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings, © 1990 Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan 48118. Printed in U.S.A. 'Correspondence should be directed to this author. The viewpoints expressed here are not necessarily those of the Laboratory or its research sponsors. 59
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Montemagno, Carlo D. Peters, Robert W. Tyree, Allen |
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Transcript | 7 INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING OXIDATION-REDUCTION (REDOX) PRETREATMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIOLOGICAL REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS Carlo D. Montemagno, Program Manager Robert W. Peters*, Environmental Systems Engineer Allen Tyree, Coop Student Energy Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, Illinois 60439 INTRODUCTION Oxidation-reduction (REDOX) reactions are among the most important reactions involved in the environmental engineering field. Oxidation is a reaction in which the oxidation state of the treated compound is increased, i.e., the material loses electrons. Reduction involves the addition of a chemical (reducing) agent which lowers the oxidation state of a substance, i.e., the material gains electrons. Both processes of oxidation and reduction occur together. All REDOX reactions are thermodynami- cally based. There are a number of oxidizing agents which have been reported in the technical literature1"4 for treatment of refractory organic compounds. Common oxidizing agents include: hydrogen peroxide, ozone, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, and combinations thereof, such as UV/ozone and UV/peroxide. A gradient of REDOX reactions is possible, depending on such factors as the oxidation-reduction reaction conditions, the availability of electron donors and acceptors, and the nature of the organic compounds involved.5 BACKGROUND A review of the technical literature revealed that the majority of the oxidation-reduction applications have been in the areas of wastewater treatment and groundwater remediation, with very little attention devoted to the potential of using REDOX technologies for remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils. In this particular study, feasibility studies were performed on gasoline- contaminated soil. These studies focused on three major phases: 1) containment of the contamination by addition of tailoring agents to the soil, 2) biological remediation either performed in situ or on-site (using a slurry reactor system), and 3) pretreatment of the contaminated soils using REDOX systems, prior to biological remediation. This particular paper focuses on the third phase of the project, aimed at "softening" the refractory organics resulting in the formation of organic compounds which are more amenable to biological degradation. This paper focuses its attention on the use of hydrogen peroxide treatment and ultraviolet irradiation as a means of pretreating the contaminated soil prior to biological remediation. The next section provides a description of the site and the contamination problem, and summarizes the results from the soil characterization portion of our study. This section is followed by the section which describes applications of REDOX systems for treatment of hydrocarbons. Site Description The soil samples for this study came from a U.S. military installation located on the west coast. Two 20,000-gallon underground storage tanks had been used since the early 20th century to store a number of organic materials. This site is located in a major metropolitan district overlooking a bay area. These tanks were known to leak. Gasoline fuel contaminated soil was found in the vicinity 45th Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings, © 1990 Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan 48118. Printed in U.S.A. 'Correspondence should be directed to this author. The viewpoints expressed here are not necessarily those of the Laboratory or its research sponsors. 59 |
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