Sonic and ultrasonic removal of chemical contaminants from soil in the laboratory and on a large scale

Timothy J. Mason; Anthony Collings; Adam Sumel

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2004.01.025

Sonic and ultrasonic removal of chemical contaminants from soil in the laboratory and on a large scale

Timothy J. Mason, Anthony Collings, Adam Sumel

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Abstract

Power ultrasound can be used for the rehabilitation of industrial sites or the reclamation of polluted land by the removal of chemical and biological contamination from soil. In this paper some current laboratory research and the potential for the scale-up of chemical decontamination is reviewed. Two basic mechanisms for acoustically enhanced soil cleaning have been suggested (a) an increase in the abrasion of suspended soil in slurries leading to the removal of contaminated material from the surface of particles and (b) an improvement in leaching out of more deeply entrenched materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-210
Number of pages	6
Journal	Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume	11
Issue number	3-4
Early online date	11 Feb 2004
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2004.01.025
Publication status	Published - May 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Chemistry
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

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