Synergistic Treatment of Mixed 1,4-Dioxane and Polyfluorinated Chemical Contaminations by Combining Electrolytic Degradation with Electrobiostimulation

Abstract

1,4-Dioxane and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) co-occur in mixed plumes at several Department of Defense (DoD) sites and are resistant to many natural and engineered degradation processes. Costly ex situ treatment technologies are often required to break them down. More costefficient destructive treatment approaches are urgently needed that can (1) generate synergistic effects and (2) optionally be applied insitu. Our previous work has shown that electrochemical water treatment, one of the few processes that can break the C-F bond in PFASs, can be installed in situ. Building on this work, the objective of this project was to advance the efficacy of combining electrochemical with biological oxidation for the in situ remediation of groundwater contaminated by mixed COCs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1187019

Entities

People

  • Jens Blotevogel
  • Shaily Mahendra
  • Thomas Sale

Organizations

  • Colorado State University
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Reactants
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Electrospray Ionization
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fungi
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Transfer
  • Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Oncology