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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 67, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105171
Keywords
Advanced oxidation process; Heavy metals; Organic contaminants; Ultrasound; Sonication; Electrochemical process
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- University of Salerno
- Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) [CUPE65D18000820006]
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Sediments play a fundamental role in the aquatic environment, so that the presence of contaminants poses severe concern for the possible negative effects on both environmental and human health. Sediment remediation is thus necessary to reduce pollutant concentrations and several techniques have been studied so far. A novel approach for sediment remediation is the use of Advanced Oxidation Processes, which include ultrasound (US). This paper focuses on the study of the ultrasonic effects for the simultaneous reduction of both organic and inorganic contaminants from sediments. To this end, the US technology was investigated as a stand-alone treatment as well as in combination with an electro-kinetic (EK) process, known to be effective in the removal of heavy metals from soil and sediments. The US remediation resulted in higher organic compound degradation, with an average 88% removal, but promising desorption yields (47-84%) were achieved for heavy metals as well. The combined EK/US process was found to be particularly effective for lead. Experimental outcomes highlighted the potential of the ultrasonic technology for the remediation of contaminated sediments and addressed some considerations for the possible scale-up.
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