Comparison of energy consumptions between ultrasonic, mechanical, and combined soil washing processes

Younggyu Son, Sanggeon Nam, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Jeehyeong Khim

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Abstract

Vigorous physical effects including micro-jet and micro-streaming can be induced in heterogeneous systems by acoustic cavitation. This can be useful for the removal of pollutants from contaminated soil particles. In this study, the diesel removal efficiencies in ultrasonic, mechanical, and combined soil washing processes have been compared considering the electrical energy consumptions for these processes. The combined process showed synergistic effects for both removal efficiency and effective volume also has the advantage of a short operation time compared to the sequential processes. Thus the ultrasonic soil washing process with mechanical mixing is considered a promising technology for industrial use.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)395-398
Number of pages4
JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 May

Keywords

  • Diesel
  • Energy consumption
  • Mechanical mixing
  • Soil washing processes
  • Ultrasound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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