A test to illustrate the effects of BioSolve on the mobility of contaminated soils
Mountain States BioSolve manufactures products for in-situ bioremediation projects. One of their products, BioSolve, desorbs and emulsifies hydrocarbons in a contaminated substrate. BioSolve is a blend of water-based, biodegradable surfactants which were engineered as a clean-up and mitigation agent for hydrocarbon products. Its basic mechanism is to emulsify the hydrocarbon into small encapsulated particles in a water/oxygen-bearing solution, desorbing hydrocarbon molecules from soil particles. This allows bacteria to more effectively metabolize the contaminate. During desorption, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) levels may increase shortly after application due to the removal of contaminate from soil particles which increases the total recoverable hydrocarbon. This allows the hydrocarbon, in the pump and treat process, to become mobile, and thus carried with the water to the recovery wells where it can be removed. This testing does not address pump and treat technology but only the increased surface area for bioremediation enhancement.
- Research Organization:
- Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Casper, WY (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 764765
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RMOTC-020103; CRADA/RMOTC/99-004; CRADA/RMOTC/99-004; TRN: US0005033
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 27 May 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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