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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 395-398 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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