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ANALYSIS OF IN-SITU BIORESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT USING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES

SRIVASTAVA, PRIYANK
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132113070

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2005, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Chemical Engineering.
Sediment contamination is a global environmental issue and there are no treatment technologies that can be readily applied except dredging, which is very expensive and time consuming. In this thesis, a computer model has been developed and applied to in-situ bioremediation of contaminated sediments. The mathematical model has been applied to experimental data that was obtained previously using a bench-scale system using sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The use of hollow fiber membranes offers advantages of cost-effectively supplying and controlling the availability of oxygen (air), nutrients or other electron acceptors, such as nitrate and sulfate to the contaminated sediments, without significant loss to the water column. The biokinetic and transport parameters in the mathematical model were fitted to the bench-scale experimental data to achieve a low average error between the experimental and model values. The fitted model was used to calculate the design of the hollow fiber system, such as distance between the fibers. The WASP-6 computer program, developed previously for calculating dissolved oxygen levels in natural water bodies, was used to simulate the impact of contaminated sediments and the effect of using the membrane system to preserve the dissolved oxygen levels. Results of this study have shown that controlled delivery of oxygen from air is a feasible technique to achieve accelerated bioremediation rates of PAH contaminated sediments and improved water quality in rivers and lakes adversely impacted by these contaminated sediments.
Dr. Rakesh Govind (Advisor)
Engineering, Chemical
Analysis; In-Situ Bioremediation; PAH; Contaminated Sediments; Hollow Fiber Membranes

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  • SRIVASTAVA, P. (2005). ANALYSIS OF IN-SITU BIORESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT USING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132113070

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • SRIVASTAVA, PRIYANK. ANALYSIS OF IN-SITU BIORESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT USING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES. 2005. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132113070.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • SRIVASTAVA, PRIYANK. "ANALYSIS OF IN-SITU BIORESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT USING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132113070

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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