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Condition 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
Scope
Smoldering | Lab | Soil: Soil spiked with PFAS
Treatment Temperature (°C)
642
Treatent Time
250
Time Units
Minute
Treatment Details
15 g GAC/kg soil; air flux = 5 cm/s; smoldering velocity = 0.24 cm/min; time interpreted from supplemental information Fig S2; temperature represents average peak temperature; exact time sampled after smoldering not given; trial failed to reach the desired 900 C; corresponds to III-5

Thermal Treatment Results

PFBA0.00173 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFBS0.074 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFHpA0.108 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFHxS0.069 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFOA2.386 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFNA0.095 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
PFOS0.162 mg/kgNot detectedData from Table S1 in supplemental information; detection limit = 0.0004 mg/kg
HF<8.42% 0 mg/kgData from Table 3