Surfactant Induced Permeability Changes in Clay-Sand Systems

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Surfactant Induced Permeability Changes in Clay-Sand Systems

Ground Water Remediation of Hydrocarbons

What is a Surfactant?

Surfactant Flushing Success

Surfactant Soil Flushing

Permeability Changes

Problem Statement

Experimental Setup

Hydraulic Conductivity & Permeability

Bentonite Clay

Pure Ottawa Sand

1% Bentonite

3% Bentonite

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

Importance of Research

Causes of the Permeability Reduction

Swelling Experiments

X-Ray Diffraction

Clay Swelling

Model Application

Filtration / Biofilm Growth Models

Model Results

New Model Development

Tabulated Model Results

Predicted Permeabilities

Summary

Conclusions

Author: Miguel Arias