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Title:	Evaluating the homogeneity of solidification/stabilization treated waste soils by chemical analysis method
Author:	Liu, Mei
View Online:	njit-etd1992-043 (ix, 64 pages ~ 1.7 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Knox, Dana E. (Committee chair) Kebbekus, Barbara B. (Committee member) Armenante, Piero M. (Committee member)
Date:	1992-05
Keywords:	Soil stabilization Soil chemistry Solidification Hazardous wastes Soil cement Mixing
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	Solidification/Stabilization technology has been widely used for waste treatment, especially for heavy metals, non-volatile wastes, radioactive wastes and soils. Homogeneity is a very important criterion for this kind of technology. This study focuses on the development of a method to evaluate the homogeneity of S/S treated soil. A chemical analysis method, atomic absorbance, is employed to evaluate the distribution of S/S reagent in a soil-cement mixture and thus the uniformity of the soil-cement mixture. Also, a fluorescent tracer method is discussed in this study, which can be used to estimate the homogeneity of the soil-cement surface. The fluorescent tracer method might be used as a field testing method. The homogeneity of the surface is expected to be representative of the uniformity of the whole bulk. In our study, the chemical analysis method is the basis for comparison for the fluorescent tracer method.