dc.contributor.author | da Silva, Marcio L.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gomez, Diego E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alvarez, Pedro J. J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-25T13:26:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-12-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | Flow-through column studies were conducted to mimic the natural attenuation of ethanol and BTEX mixtures, and to consider potential inhibitory effects of ethanol and its anaerobic metabolite acetate on BTEX biodegradation. Results were analyzed using a one-dimensional analytical model that was developed using consecutive reaction differential equations based on first-order kinetics. Decrease in pH due to acetogenesis was also modeled, using charge balance equations under CaCO3 dissolution conditions. Delay in BTEX removal was observed and simulated in the presence of ethanol and acetate. Acetate was the major volatile fatty acid intermediate produced during anaerobic ethanol biodegradation (accounting for about 58% of the volatile fatty acid mass) as suggested by the model data fit. Acetate accumulation (up to 1.1 g/L) near the source zone contributed to a pH decrease by almost one unit. The anaerobic degradation of ethanol (2 g/L influent concentration) at the source zone produced methane at concentrations exceeding its solubility (≅ 26 mg/L). Overall, this simple analytical model adequately described ethanol degradation, acetate accumulation and methane production patterns, suggesting that it could be used as a screening tool to simulate lag times in BTEX biodegradation, changes in groundwater pH and methane generation following ethanol-blended fuel releases. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 146, pp. 1-7 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.12.006 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/14780 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.subject | Acetate | en_GB |
dc.subject | BTEX | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ethanol | en_GB |
dc.subject | Natural attenuation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Modeling | en_GB |
dc.subject | Methane | en_GB |
dc.subject | pH | en_GB |
dc.title | Analytical model for BTEX natural attenuation in the presence of fuel ethanol and its anaerobic metabolite acetate | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-25T13:26:46Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0169-7722 | |
dc.description | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Contaminant Hydrology Vol. 146 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.12.006 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-6009 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology | en_GB |