Demonstration of Radiofrequency Soil Decontamination: Volume II of II.

Abstract

The Air Force Armstrong Laboratory, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, has supported the research and development of Radio Frequency Soil Decontamination. Radio frequency soil decontamination is essentially a heat-assisted soil vapor extraction process. Site S-1 at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, was selected for the demonstration of two patented techniques. The site is a former sump that collected spills and surface runoff from a waste petroleum, oils, and lubricants and solvent storage and transfer area. In 1993, a technique developed by the ITT Research Institute using an array of electrodes placed in the soil was demonstrated. In 1994, a technique developed by KAI Technologies, Inc. using a single applicator placed in a vertical borehole was demonstrated. Approximately 120 tons of soil were heated during each demonstration to a temperature of about 150 degrees Celsius.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA327888

Entities

People

  • Guggilam C. Sresty
  • Harsh Dev

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Alkenes
  • Chemistry
  • Control Panels
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Dielectrics
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Soil Tests

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.