Modeling Transport of Gaseous Ozone in Unsaturated Soils
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 127, Issue 6
Abstract
The use of in-situ ozone venting is an effective and economic technology to remediate soils contaminated with organic chemicals. A model was developed in this study to describe the transport of gaseous ozone in unsaturated soils. Mass balance equations for soil organic matter, phenanthrene, and ozone were incorporated into the model. The model was found to fit the experimental data obtained from one-dimensional columns, using the previously published rate expressions for the reactions of ozone with soil organic matter and phenanthrene. However, it was observed that the initial unsteady-state conditions for the gas pressure resulted in minor deviations between the simulated and experimental results. Based on the simulated results, the reactions of ozone with phenanthrene and organic matter can be modeled as either parallel or serial reactions. As the initial distribution of contaminant would be nonuniform and some contaminant would be sorbed or trapped in immobile regions, it is recommended that in situ ozonation be ceased no sooner than when the effluent ozone concentrations begins to stabilize.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 127 • Issue 6 • June 2001
Pages: 546 - 554
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Received: Jul 25, 2000
Published online: Jun 1, 2001
Published in print: Jun 2001
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