Influence of Surfactants on Spreading of Contaminants and Soil Remediation

Knabner P, Bitterlich S, Iza Teran R, Prechtel A, Schneid E (2003)


Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2003

Publisher: Springer

Edited Volumes: Mathematics - Key Technology for the Future

City/Town: Berlin, Heidelberg

Pages Range: 152-161

ISBN: 978-3-642-62914-3

URI: https://www1.am.uni-erlangen.de/research/publications/Jahr_2003/2003_KnBitterlichTeranPrechtelSchneid_InfluOfSurfactOnSpreadOfContaminSoilRemed

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55753-8_12

Abstract

Surfactants occur already in undisturbed biological processes in soils but within the development of remediation techniques these substances are of large interest because of their interaction with hydrophobic substances. The standard models for (un-)saturated water flow and solute transport are extended to include the influence of the surfactant transport on the flow of the water phase. Two effects of surfactants on (un-)saturated water flow are included: the modification of the interfacial tension between water and air and the swelling of clay minerals due to sorption of surfactants. Simulations are presented, which exhibit the feedback of surfactant transport on water flow and content. An identification algorithm for hydraulic soil properties has been developed that supplements the simulation tool.

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APA:

Knabner, P., Bitterlich, S., Iza Teran, R., Prechtel, A., & Schneid, E. (2003). Influence of Surfactants on Spreading of Contaminants and Soil Remediation. In Willi Jäger, Hans-Joachim Krebs (Eds.), Mathematics - Key Technology for the Future. (pp. 152-161). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.

MLA:

Knabner, Peter, et al. "Influence of Surfactants on Spreading of Contaminants and Soil Remediation." Mathematics - Key Technology for the Future. Ed. Willi Jäger, Hans-Joachim Krebs, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2003. 152-161.

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