Ex Situ Remediation of Investigation-Derived Wastes containing PFAS by Electron Beam Technology

Abstract

Site investigations of PFAS-impacted areas generates complex mixtures of investigation derived waste (IDW), including many individual forms of PFAS, and other co-contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOC). High energy electron beam (eBeam) technology is a high efficiency, chemical-free, advanced oxidation reduction process (AORP) that utilizes high energy electrons to create significant amounts of highly reactive free radicals. The research hypothesis was that eBeam technology can be used to degrade PFOS and PFOA in IDW materials (soils and groundwater).The specific objectives of the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) project were:1. To quantify the effectiveness of eBeam technology at breaking down PFOS in soil and water under controlled experimental conditions, and2. To characterize the effectiveness of eBeam at destructive treatment for a mixture of PFASs present in actual IDW samples collected from multiple sites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1134394

Entities

People

  • Suresh D. Pillai

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Complex Mixtures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electron Beams
  • Energy
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Free Radicals
  • High Energy
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Materials
  • Moisture Content
  • Organic Compounds
  • Radiation
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

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  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics