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Mass removal of chlorinated ethenes from rough-walled fractures using permanganate.

Abstract
In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) employing permanganate is an emerging technology that has been successful at enhancing mass removal from DNAPL source zones in unconsolidated media at the pilot-scale. The focus of this study was to evaluate the applicability of flushing a permanganate solution across two single vertical fractures in a laboratory environment to remove free phase DNAPL. The fracture experiments were designed to represent a portion of a larger fractured aquifer system impacted by a near-surface DNAPL spill over a shallow fractured rock aquifer. Each fracture was characterized by hydraulic and tracer tests, and the aperture field for one of the fractures was mapped using a co-ordinate measurement machine. Following DNAPL emplacement, a series of water and permanganate flushes were performed. To support observations from the fracture experiments, a set of batch experiments was conducted. The data from both fracture experiments showed that the post-oxidation effluent concentration was not impacted by the oxidant flush; however, changes in the aperture distribution, flow field, and flow rate were observed. These changes resulted in a significant decrease to the mass loading from the fractures, and were attributed to the build-up of oxidation by-products (manganese oxides and carbon dioxide) within the fracture which was corroborated by the batch experiment data and visual examination of the walls of one fracture. These results provide insight into the potential impact that a permanganate solution and oxidation by-products can have on the aperture distribution within a fracture and on DNAPL mass transfer rates. A permanganate flush or injection completed within a fractured rock aquifer may lead to the development of an insoluble product adjacent to the DNAPL which results in the reduction or complete elimination of advective regions near the DNAPL and reduces mass transfer rates. This outcome would have significant implications on the plume generating potential of the remaining DNAPL.
AuthorsB S Tunnicliffe, N R Thomson
JournalJournal of contaminant hydrology (J Contam Hydrol) Vol. 75 Issue 1-2 Pg. 91-114 (Nov 2004) ISSN: 0169-7722 [Print] Netherlands
PMID15385100 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Chlorine Compounds
  • Ethylenes
  • Manganese Compounds
  • Oxides
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Potassium Permanganate
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • manganese oxide
  • ethylene
Topics
  • Carbon Dioxide (chemistry)
  • Chlorine Compounds (isolation & purification)
  • Ethylenes (isolation & purification)
  • Manganese Compounds (chemistry)
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxides (chemistry)
  • Potassium Permanganate (chemistry)
  • Time Factors
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical (isolation & purification)
  • Water Purification (instrumentation, methods)

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