Ground water leaching of organic pollutants from in situ retorted oil shale. A mass transfer analysis
For combustion retorted spent oil shale (the organic component being mostly kerogen) of density 0.86 or 1.08 g per cm3 and particle size 0.14-0.64 cm, mass transfer analysis showed that very slow internal diffusion was the rate-limiting mass transfer mechanism and plays a major role in leaching. Int...
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| Published in: | Environmental science & technology Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 831 - 835 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-01-1980
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| Summary: | For combustion retorted spent oil shale (the organic component being mostly kerogen) of density 0.86 or 1.08 g per cm3 and particle size 0.14-0.64 cm, mass transfer analysis showed that very slow internal diffusion was the rate-limiting mass transfer mechanism and plays a major role in leaching. Internal diffusion may result in low constant levels of persistent organic pollutants appearing in the ground water. Leaching may irreversibly impair water quality and prevent the use of ground water in areas of oil-shale development. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 0013-936X |