Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater (eBook)

Krishna R. Reddy, Claudio Cameselle (Autoren)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
760 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-52364-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An unmatched reference on electrochemical technologies for soil,
sediment, and groundwater pollution remediation

Electrochemical technologies are emerging as important
approaches for effective and efficient pollution remediation, both
on their own and in concert with other remediation techniques.
Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils,
Sediments and Groundwater provides a systematic and clear
explanation of fundamentals, field applications, as well as
opportunities and challenges in developing and implementing
electrochemical remediation technologies. Written by leading
authorities in their various areas, the text summarizes the latest
research and offers case studies that illustrate equipment,
installation, and methods employed in real-world remediations.

Divided into nine sections, the coverage includes:

* Introduction and fundamental principles

* Remediation of heavy metals and other inorganic pollutants

* Remediation of organic pollutants

* Remediation of mixed contaminants

* Electrokinetic barriers

* Integrated (coupled) technologies

* Mathematical modeling

* Economic and regulatory considerations

* Field applications and performance assessment

Unique as a comprehensive reference on the subject,
Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils,
Sediments and Groundwater will serve as a valuable resource to
all environmental engineers, scientists, regulators, and
policymakers.

Autor

Krishna R. Reddy is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Reddy received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He received gold medals for being first in his class of BS (Civil Engineering) at Osmania University and MS (Civil Engineering) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. His teaching and research expertise includes remediation of contaminated sites, waste containment systems, and beneficial reuse of waste/recycled materials. His research contributed to the understanding of fundamental geochemical processes and development of integrated electrochemical technologies to remediate contaminant mixtures. He is the coauthor of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, also published by Wiley. Claudio Cameselle is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Vigo, Spain. He received his undergraduate degree and his PhD in chemistry at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He then moved to the University of Vigo, where he has been working as a faculty member for the last fourteen years. He spent a sabbatical year as visiting professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2008. His teaching activities are in the areas of chemical engineering and environmental engineering. In recent years, his research activity has focused on the development of electrokinetic remediation for the treatment of soils and sludges polluted with heavy metals and organics.

Rezensionen

"This is a good book; with more editorial effort it could
have been a great book." (European Journal of Soil
Science, 1 August 2010)
"The book will serve as a valuable reference for anyone currently
working in the field of electrokinetics technology, as well as
anyone who is interested in the topic and desires a concise yet
comprehensive coverage of the subject." (International Journal
of Earth Sciences and Engineering, December 2009) "The 66
authors have covered the most diverse aspects of this technology in
the book, the editors' efforts should be praised, as they have
managed to amalgamate the various contributions into a homogeneous,
very readable and practical work. The descriptions are clear and
understandable, and they are easy to translate into practical
applications" ( Land Contamination & Reclamation,
February 2010)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.8.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Bodenchemie • Boden- u. Geochemie • Chemie • Chemistry • Electrochemistry • Elektrochemie • Environmental Chemistry • Soil & Geochemistry • Umweltchemie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-52364-6 / 0470523646
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-52364-3 / 9780470523643