Cyclodextrin-Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Soils Contaminated with 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 9
Abstract
The removal of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), a munitions waste constituent and an industrial intermediate, from contaminated soils was evaluated using enhanced electrokinetic (EK) remediation. Two model soils were spiked with of 2,4-DNT/kg of dry soil for the EK experiments. The spiked soils were kaolin, a low-buffering clayey soil, and glacial till, a high-buffering silty soil. The glacial till was obtained from a field site and contained 2.8% organic matter. Deionized (DI) water and cyclodextrin solutions were used as the EK purging solutions. Cyclodextrin was selected as a nonhazardous solubility enhancer for enhancing the desorption and removal of 2,4-DNT from soils in EK remediation. Two aqueous solutions of hydroxypropyl -cyclodextrin (HPCD) at concentrations of 1 and 2% were selected for kaolin and glacial till, respectively, based on results for batch extraction of 2,4-DNT from the same soils. During the EK experiments, greater current and electro-osmotic flow were observed for HPCD solutions than for DI water. After the completion of the EK experiments, the soils in the EK cell were extruded and the residual 2,4-DNT in the soils was determined. Less 2,4-DNT remained in the kaolin soil (up to 94% transformed) than in the glacial till soil (20% transformed) due to strong retention of 2,4-DNT by the soil organic matter in glacial till. For kaolin, less 2,4-DNT remained in the soil using HPCD solutions than using DI water. For glacial till, comparable levels of 2,4-DNT remained in the soil for both EK solutions. Since no 2,4-DNT was detected in the effluents from the EK cells, the decrease in 2,4-DNT concentration in the kaolin and glacial till soils was attributed to electrochemical transformation of 2,4-DNT to other species.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 9 • September 2006
Pages: 1043 - 1050
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Received: Jun 7, 2005
Accepted: Aug 26, 2005
Published online: Sep 1, 2006
Published in print: Sep 2006
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