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Scope Details

Reference
Duchesne, A.L., Brown, J.K., Patch, D.J., Major, D., Weber, K.P., and Gerhard, J.I. (2020) Remediation of PFAS-Contaminated Soil and Granular Activated Carbon by Smoldering Combustion - Environmental Science and Technology
Treatment Process
Smoldering
Test Scale
Lab
Matrix
Soil
Matrix Detail
Contaminated soil
Data Detail
Concentration of 3 PFAS in matrix before and after treatment; mass in matrix before treatment and in emission collection system at 2 experimental conditions

Condition

Open ConditionTreatment Details
Open Condition 1040250Minute51 g GAC/kg soil; air flux = 5 cm/s; smoldering velocity = 0.38 cm/min; time interpreted from supplemental information Fig S2; temperature represents average peak temperature; exact time sampled after smoldering not given; stated that temperatures at all locations in the treatment zone spent between 10 and 61 min above 900 °C; corresponds to IV-1
Open Condition 1012250Minute51 g GAC/kg soil; air flux = 5 cm/s; smoldering velocity = 0.47 cm/min; time interpreted from supplemental information Fig S2; temperature represents average peak temperature; exact time sampled after smoldering not given; stated that temperatures at all locations in the treatment zone spent between 10 and 61 min above 900 °C; corresponds to IV-2

Thermal Treatment Results

PFHxS1040 °C | 250 minute 0.017 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFOA1040 °C | 250 minute 0.002 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFOS1040 °C | 250 minute 0.353 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFBA1012 °C | 250 minute 0.00284 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFBS1012 °C | 250 minute 0.000329 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFHxS1012 °C | 250 minute 0.00512 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
PFOS1012 °C | 250 minute 0.092 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; quantification limit = 0.001 mg/kg
HF1040 °C | 250 minute 577% Percent Fluorine Recovery0 mg/kgData from Table 3
HF1012 °C | 250 minute 2438.1% Percent Fluorine Recovery0 mg/kgData from Table 3