Open AccessEXPERIMENTAL APPROACH FOR REMOVAL OF PETROL FROM GROUNDWATER USING STEAM INJECTION TECHNIQUE WITH VIBRATION EFFECT
Author(s) -
A. A. Adegbola,
Otitoju Olawale,
Ajao T.O,
K A Oguindele,
R A Raheem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2021.v06i04.012
Subject(s) - groundwater , steam injection , aquifer , environmental science , spillage , environmental remediation , petroleum engineering , waste management , contamination , boiler (water heating) , environmental engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , ecology , biology
The major source of drinking wateris derived from extraction of groundwater outof aquifers in the ground subsurface. However,aquifers are often faced with the problem ofcontamination from industrial wastes, oilspillage and other human wastes which tend torelease harmful substances into the water. Thisresearch work entails the experimentalinvestigation of vibration effect on remediationof polluted groundwater using steam injection.Laboratory experiment was set up using petrolas a separate phase from the water phase astypical in an aquifer and experiment carriedout. Vibration with frequency of 3.375 Hertzand 6.75 Hertz was used along with the steaminjection process. The steam generated by thesteam boiler was injected into the sand box at apressure of 2.4 bar and temperature of 144oCusing 300ml as initial volume of thecontaminant. The experimental result forrecovery efficiency of petrol using steaminjection only was 56% while that of SteamInjection with vibration frequency at 3.375-6.75Hertz yielded 60.67%-62.67%. Theexperiment carried out showed that steaminjection technique is effective in the removalof pollutant in groundwater. The combinedapplication of steam injection with vibrationappreciably enhances groundwaterremediation.