Effect of Ethanol and Acetone Cosolvents in Enhancing Electrokinetic Remediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil Obtained from a Pipeline and Storage Company, Kaduna Nigeria

A lot of work has shown that despite the effectiveness traditional electrokinetic remediation (EKR) technology in decontaminating soils with different types and amounts contaminants, it can be enhanced by a number strategies for extra effective performance. This presents effect ethanol acetone cosolvents enhancing EKR crude oil contaminated soil (COCS), collected at depth 1 m from petroleum pipeline storage company, Kaduna Nigeria using graphite electrodes to pass V DC/cm across setups incorporating 20% separately as anode compartments setups. The total hydrocarbon results showed content 78,600 mg/kg present COCS exceeds permissible limits soils. Average removal efficiencies 74.61% 67.79% obtained enhancements respectively ethanol, higher efficiency, is better than acetone. Although been compared acetone, either them incorporated into COCS.