Electric Power Research Institute Incorporated

Battelle Memorial Institute

Jonathan S Fruchter

Bob W Wright

James E Amonette

Daniel I Kaplan

Kirk J Cantrell

Yuri A Gorby

Charles R Cole

The present invention is a method for removing oxidized contaminant(s) from water. More specifically, the invention has the steps of contacting water containing the oxidized contaminant(s) with a layered aluminosilicate having Fe(II). The aluminosilicate may contain naturally occurring Fe(II), or the Fe(II) may be produced by reducing Fe(III) that is initially present. Reduction may be either by exposure to a chemical or biological reductant. Contacting the water containing oxidized contaminant(s) may be by (1) injection of Fe(II)-containing layered aluminosilicate, via a well, into a saturated zone where it is likely to intercept the contaminated water; (2) injection of contaminated water into a vessel containing the Fe(II)-bearing layered aluminosilicate; and (3) first reducing Fe(III) in the layered aluminosilicate to Fe(II) by injection of a biological or chemical reductant, into an aquifer or vessel having sufficient Fe(III)-bearing aluminosilicate to produce the necessary Fe(II).

Method of removing oxidized contaminants from water

A field-portable supercritical fluid extraction apparatus uses an SFE solvent delivery means, SFE solvent cooling means, and reciprocating high pressure liquid chromatography pump having a cooled pumphead. A solid matrix sample is contained within an extraction cell. The SFE solvent is preheated in the extraction cell oven before it is introduced into the extraction cell. After contact with the solid matrix the extraction effluent passes through a heated restriction tube before passing into a collection flask assembly having a collection solvent tube and a collection solvent condenser to condense collection solvent vapors entrained by escaping SFE solvent. The analytes are collected in the collection solvent. The SFE solvent cooling means, pumphead and collection solvent condenser are all cooled by the combination of a single stage thermoelectric device, liquid-cooled heat exchanger and convective heat sink.

Field-portable apparatus and method for analytical supercritical fluid

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Richland, WA, United States of America

Jonathan S Fruchter