Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from manufactured gas plant-contaminated soils using sunflower oil: Laboratory column experiments

被引:42
作者
Gong, ZQ
Wilke, BM
Alef, K
Li, PJ
Zhou, QX
机构
[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Inst Ecol, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); vegetable oil; column solubilization; respiration; soil remediation;
D O I
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.04.078
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Laboratory column experiments were performed to remove PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) from two contaminated soils using sunflower oil. Two liters of sunflower oil was added to the top of the columns (33 cm x 21 cm) packed with 1 kg of PAH-contaminated soil. The sunflower oil was applied sequentially in two different ways, i.e. five additions of 400 ml or two additions of 11. The influence of PAH concentration and the volume of sunflower oil on PAH removal were examined. A soil respiration experiment was carried out and organic carbon contents of the soils were measured to deter-mine degradability of remaining sunflower oil in the soils. Results showed that the sunflower oil was effective in removing PAHs from the two soils, more PAHs were removed by adding sunflower oil in two steps than in five steps, probably because of the slower flow rate in the former method. More than 90% of total PAHs was removed from a heavily contaminated soil (with a total 13 PAH concentration of 4721 mg kg(-1)) using 4 1 of sunflower oil. A similar removal efficiency was obtained for another contaminated soil (with a total 13 PAH concentration of 724 mg kg(-1)), while only 2 1 was needed to give a similar efficiency. Approximately 4-5% of the sunflower oil remained in the soils. Soil respiration curves showed that remaining sunflower oil was degraded by allowing air exchange and supplying with nutrients. Organic carbon content of the soil was restored to original level after 180 d incubation. These results indicated that the sunflower oil had a great capacity to remove PAHs from contaminated soils, and sunflower oil solubilization can be an alternative technique for remediation of PAH contaminated soils. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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