Remediation Method and Apparatus

摘要

A method of degrading organic contaminants includes pre-treating the organic contaminants with an oxidizing promoter of in situ surfactant formation, extracting the organic contaminants with isopropanol (IPA) followed by treatment with UV to dechlorinate PCBs and degrade biphenyls. A photoreactor uses a plastic coil in a flow through configuration, with six UV lamps, of which five are around the coil and one at the center. The photoreaction using the photoreactor is fast and efficient.