Patent ID: 6502633
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B01F,B09C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for remediating a contaminated site comprising the steps of:increasing a porosity of soil at a site containing ground water, the soil having a hydrocarbon contaminant therein; introducing a first compound into the site, the site essentially chemically untreated prior to the first compound introduction; permitting the first compound to diffuse through the site; introducing a second compound into the site, the second compound comprising an oxidizing agent reactable with the first compound to release a free radical; permitting the first and the second compounds to react to release a free radical; introducing a pH-adjusting compound into the site for optimizing the reaction between the first and the second compounds; and permitting the free radical to act upon a site contaminant to form an environmentally neutral species.