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The effect of different in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) technologies on the survival of indigenous microbes and the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

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PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Volume 163, Issue -, Pages 105-115

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2022.05.019

Keywords

Diesel; Oxidant; In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO); In situ bioremediation (ISB); Microbial community

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  1. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) , Taiwan [102-2221-E-260-001]

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This study investigates the impact of different in situ chemical oxidation technologies on soil microorganisms and total petroleum hydrocarbon degradation. The findings indicate that permanganate is the most suitable oxidant for the process, and chemical oxidation plays a dominant role in TPH removal. Additionally, the addition of oxidants alters the indigenous bacterial communities in the soil.
This study determines the effect of different in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) technologies on soil microorganisms and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation. Permanganate is a moderate oxidant to the intrinsic microbes while persulfate causes severe bacterial death. TPH removal in the persulfate and permanganate systems is similar, which is higher than that in the hydrogen peroxide system. Permanganate is the most suitable oxidant for ISCO, followed by in situ bioremediation because of its persistence and low toxicity. Chemical oxidation dominates the removal of TPH throughout the experiment in the persulfate systems and during the initial stage in the hydrogen peroxide and permanganate systems. The toxicity of different catalysis/activation methods to in situ microbes decreases in the order: heat > Fe2+/citric acid > Fe2+ > no catalysis/activation. If ferrous iron or citric acid is used to catalyze hydrogen peroxide, the pH must be controlled to prevent severe damage to the microbes. There is more dissolved organic carbon in solution in oxidation systems, which shows that the addition of an oxidant increases the solubility and bioavailability of the contaminant. Petroleum degraders are present in the contaminated soil and the addition of oxidants changes indigenous bacterial communities significantly. (C) 2022 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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