In-Situ Remediation Technologies Applied for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers

Abstract

Petroleum hydrocarbons are used to meet a big portion of energy demand that is needed to sustain the human life. Accidental release and leakage of petroleum hydrocarbons may cause groundwater contamination and can have extremely serious consequences from both human and environmental health perspectives. Basically, petroleum hydrocarbons can be divided in two major groups. FirstGroup is called light non-aqueous phase liquids which float on water. Second group of petroleum hydrocarbons is called dense non-aqueous phase liquids and they are denser than water. Contaminations caused by light non-aqueous phase liquids can be relatively more easily remediated when compared to dense non-aqueous phase liquids and contaminations caused by dense non-aqueous phase liquids generally require application of more complex remediation technologies. There are different methods exist for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the saturated and unsaturated zones of the aquifers. Among these, most frequently used ones are; gas/air injection, soil vapor/gas extraction, directional wells, in-well aeration, dual phase extraction, chemical oxidation, thermal treatment, fracturing enhancement and permeable reactive barrier technologies. Before the application of any method, the most important thing to do is to define aquifer and contaminant characteristics and spatial extent of the contaminant for an effective treatment process. Each one of these methods has several advantages and disadvantages that are resulted directly from properties of the contaminated aquifers. For this reason, in the petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers generally not a single method used but a combination of two or more methods are applied fora more effective treatment.

Keywords

• Aquifer
• Pollution
• Oil
• Vadose zone

Petrol Türevleri Tarafından Kirlenmiş Akiferlerde Uygulanan İyileştirme Teknolojileri

Abstract

Yaşamımız için gerekli olan enerji ihtiyacının büyük bir kısmını karşıladığımız petrol türevlerinin, kaza ve sızıntı gibi nedenlerle oluşturduğu yeraltı suyu kirlilikleri, gerek insan gerekse çevre sağlığı açısından çok ciddi sorunlar doğurmaktadır. Temelde iki ana gruba ayrılan petrol türevlerinden birincisi, suda yüzen ve hafif susuz faz sıvılar olarak adlandırılan bileşenlerdir. İkincisi ise, sudan daha yoğun olan ve ağır susuz faz sıvılar olarak adlandırılan petrol türevleridir. Hafif faz sıvıların oluşturduğu kirlilikler ağır susuz faz sulara göre göreceli olarak daha kolay bir şekilde temizlenebilirken, ağır susuz faz suların temizlenmesi için daha karmaşık temizleme yöntemlerinin kullanılması gerekmektedir. Akiferin suya doygun ve doygun olmayan zonlarında oluşabilen petrol türevi kirliliklerinin temizlenmesi amacıyla geliştirilen çeşitli yöntemler bulunmaktadır. Bunlar arasında en yaygın olanları; gaz enjeksiyonu, toprak gazı ekstraksiyonu, yönlü kuyular, kuyu içi havalandırma, ikili faz ekstraksiyonu, kimyasal oksidasyon, termal iyileştirme, çatlak geliştirme ve geçirgen reaktif bariyer yöntemleridir. Temizleme işleminin etkin bir şekilde yapılabilmesi için, herhangi bir yöntem uygulanmadan önce yapılacak en önemli şey akifer ve kirletici karakteristiklerinin ve kirletici yayılımının belirlenmesi olmalıdır. Her bir yöntem, kirlenmiş akifer özelliklerine göre belirli avantajlar içerirken, yine akiferin özelliklerine bağlı olarak her birinin belirli dezavantajları da bulunmaktadır. Bundan dolayı, petrol kirliliği gözlenen akiferlerde çoğu zaman tek bir yöntem yerine iki veya daha fazla yöntemin birlikte uygulanması daha etkin bir temizleme sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Akifer
• Kirlilik
• Petrol
• Vadoz zon

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