Enhancing remediation of PAH-contaminated soil through coupling electrical resistance heating using NaSO.

Soil polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination caused by factory relocations is a serious environmental issue across the world. Electrical resistance heating (ERH) and chemical oxidation are two promising in-situ methods for treating volatile and semi-volatile organic pollutants in contaminated soil. Coupling of ERH and chemical oxidation technologies to improve the remediation efficiency for PAH-contaminated soil was estimated in this study.

Lab-scale removal of PAHs in contaminated soil using electrical resistance heating: Removal efficiency and alteration of soil properties.

Electrical resistance heating (ERH) is a promising thermal remediation method for treating volatile soil pollutants. However, the remediation of soil contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) based on lab-scale ERH devices must be extensively studied to determine the factors affecting the remediation. Therefore, this study used a lab-scale ERH equipment to investigate the influence factors of ERH, PAH removal efficiency, and changes in soil properties through the treatment process.