Remediation of 137Cs contaminated concrete using electrokinetic phenomena and ionic salt washes in nuclear energy contexts

Electrokinetic Remediation of Mercury-contaminated Soils

A series of batch tests were conducted to investigate the relative desorption potential of mercury from kaolin and glacial till soils under the effect of three extractant agents, namely, KI, NaEDTA and NaCl (all of them with a concentration of 0.1 M). These tests were conducted under different pH conditions (within a pH range between 2 and 12). Also batch tests using deionized water were perfor...

Electrokinetic remediation of oil-contaminated soils.

This investigation was undertaken to determine the factors influencing electrokinetic remediation of soils from petroleum pollutants. The remediation method was applied in two versions: (i) static and (ii) flowing, when a sample was washed with leaching solution. It was found that all the soils studied can be purified using this technique. It was also observed that the mineral and grain-size co...

Remediation of Uranium-Contaminated Concrete Using Various Extractants

A great amount of radioactive concrete waste was produced from the decontamination and decommissioning of a research reactor and uranium conversion plant at KAERI. To reduce the volume of concrete waste, a separation technology of porous fine cement paste from the gravel and aggregate in concrete through a thermal and mechanical treatment was developed [1]. However, since some gravel and aggreg...

Final In - Situ Electrokinetic Remediation of Metal Contaminated Soils

Enhanced electrokinetic remediation of cadmium contaminated soils by chelating agents

Electrokinetic soil remediation by electroosmosis and ionic migration is restricted to soluble substances. At a higher pH, the soil particles sorb more heavy metals than at a lower pH and the precipitation reactions of heavy metals are promoted. Both mechanisms make heavy metals immobile, rendering cleanup more difficult and electrokinetic extraction inefficient. In this study, the effectivenes...