Mass transfer from non-aqueous phase liquids to the aqueous phase in groundwater systems
Abstract
A one-dimensional column apparatus and experimental procedure was developed to study the nature of mass transfer between the aqueous phase (water), and a non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) in porous media. The NAPLs used in the experiments were composed of soluble and insoluble (inert) compounds. These experiments were designed to investigate the aqueous mass transfer of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene from and inert compound (soltrol or hexadecane).
The results of this research indicate that the rate of NAPL-aqueous interphase mass transfer increases as a function of increasing aqueous phase velocity and percent NAPL saturation. Miller's equation was used to compare the model performance. Comparison of the experimental K values obtained by the literature was performed. The results indicated a satisfactory model performance.
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