Successful remediation of semi-volatile contaminants using electrical resistance heating (ERH) coupled technologies requires a deep understanding of contaminant migration and accessibility, especially with stratigraphic heterogeneity and dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) occurrence. Here, we chose nitrobenzene (NB) as a model contaminant of semi-volatile DNAPL and uniquely demonstrated that temperature variation during ERH could induce NB DNAPL migration out of the low permeability zone (LPZ) even below water boiling temperature. When heating the system using alternating current (AC) of 140 V to a temperature range of 50-79 °C, obvious DNAPL migration was visually observed. The upward migration of DNAPL would considerably increase the mass of accessible contaminant by other remediation measures. The downstream cumulative NB mass of 1092 mg in 140 V system raised 56-folds compared to that of 19 mg in the control experiment with only groundwater flow. This migration was mainly attributed to a complex natural convection caused by temperature gradient. Comparing with traditional AC heating, ERH powered by pulsed direct current (PDC-ERH) showed a higher and more uneven heating pattern, resulting in a stronger convection at the same voltage that enhanced the DNAPL migration out of LPZ. These results revealed the importance of natural convection in the ERH process, which could be further optimized to improve the energy efficiency of remediation.
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