Soil-groundwater joint remediation device and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11033941-B2
Application number	US-202016808364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2020
Priority date	Mar 26, 2019
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure provides a soil-groundwater joint remediation device and a method. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device is disposed in an area to be remediated and includes an injection structure, an extraction structure, and a control structure. The injection structure is disposed in an injection well defined in the area to be remediated. The injection structure includes a hot air injection member, an oxidant injection member, and a micro-bubble injection member. The extraction structure is disposed in an injection well defined in the area to be remediated and spaced from the injection structure. The extraction structure includes a liquid phase extraction member and a gas phase extraction member. The control structure controls the liquid phase extraction member and the gas phase extraction member to perform an extraction operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A soil-groundwater joint remediation device, disposed in an area to be remediated, comprising:
an injection structure disposed in an injection well defined in the area to be remediated, the injection structure comprising:
a hot air injection member configured for injecting hot air into the injection well, the hot air injection member comprising a hot air injection screen, the hot air injection screen being above a surface of groundwater;
an oxidant injection member configured for injecting an oxidant into the injection well; and
a micro-bubble injection member configured for injecting micro-bubbles into the injection well;

an extraction structure disposed in an extraction well defined in the area to be remediated and spaced from the injection structure, the extraction structure comprising:
a liquid phase extraction member configured for extracting liquid from the extraction well;
a gas phase extraction member configured for extracting gas from the extraction well; and
an extraction well member and an extraction screen, wherein the extraction well member and the extraction screen are disposed in the extraction well, the extraction screen is disposed at a lower end of the extraction well member, the extraction screen is a tubular mesh structure extending from the surface of groundwater to a bottom of the extraction well, the liquid phase extraction member comprises:
a water suction pump; and
a water suction pipe,
wherein the water suction pump is above the ground of the area to be remediated, the water suction pipe is connected to and in fluid communication with the water suction pump, and a lower end of the water suction pipe extends into the extraction well and below the surface of the groundwater;

a control structure respectively connected to the hot air injection member, the oxidant injection member, the micro-bubble injection member, the liquid phase extraction member, and the gas phase extraction member, controlling the liquid phase extraction member and the gas phase extraction member to perform an extraction operation.

2. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the control structure controls the liquid phase extraction member to extract groundwater in a pulsed manner.

3. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the hot air injection member further comprises:
a power source;
a hot air compressor connected to the power source;
a hot air injection pipe connected to and fluid communicated with the hot air compressor at one end; and
a hot air injection well member disposed in the injection well, the hot air injection pipe being connected to and fluid communicated with the hot air injection well member at another end;
wherein the hot air injection screen is disposed at a lower end of the hot air injection well member.

4. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a gravel layer disposed in the injection well, around the hot air injection screen;
cement layers disposed in the injection well, around the hot air injection well member and below a bottom of the hot air injection screen; and
two bentonite layers disposed in the injection well, adjacent to the hot air injection screen and sandwiching the gravel layer.

5. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the oxidant injection member comprises:
an oxidant tank;
an oxidant injection pipe connected to and fluid communicated with the oxidant tank at one end;
an oxidant injection well member disposed in the injection well, the oxidant injection pipe being connected to and fluid communicated with the oxidant injection well member at another end; and
an oxidant injection screen disposed at a lower end of the oxidant injection well member;
wherein the oxidant injection screen is below the surface of groundwater.

6. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a gravel layer disposed in the injection well, around the oxidant injection screen;
cement layers disposed in the injection well, around the oxidant injection well member and below a bottom of the oxidant injection screen; and
two bentonite layers disposed in the injection well, adjacent to the oxidant injection screen and sandwiching the gravel layer.

7. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the micro-bubble injection member comprises:
a blower;
a flow conduit connected to and fluid communicated with the blower at one end;
a micro-bubble generator, the flow conduit being connected to and fluid communicated with the micro-bubble generator at another end;
a micro-bubble injection well member disposed in the injection well; and
a micro-bubble injection screen disposed at a lower end of the micro-bubble injection well member;
wherein the micro-bubble injection screen is below the surface of groundwater, and the micro-bubble generator is located at the bottom of the micro-bubble injection well member, corresponding to the micro-bubbles injection screen.

8. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a gravel layer disposed in the injection well, around the micro-bubble injection screen;
a cement layer disposed in the injection well, around the micro-bubble injection well member; and
two bentonite layers disposed in the injection well, adjacent to the micro-bubble injection screen and sandwiching the gravel layer.

9. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the gas phase extraction member comprises:
an air suction pump; and
an air suction pipe;
wherein the air suction pump is disposed above a ground of the area to be remediated; the air suction pipe is connected to and in fluid communication with the air suction pump, and an end of the air suction pipe is located above the surface of groundwater and in fluid communication with the extraction well member.

10. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a gravel layer disposed in the extraction well, around the extraction screen;
a cement layer disposed in the extraction well, around the extraction well member; and
a bentonite layer disposed in the extraction well, adjacent to the extraction screen and located between the cement layer and the gravel layer.

11. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 10 , wherein a top of the fourth gravel layer is located above the surface of groundwater.

12. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein the control structure comprises:
a controller;
a control switch;
a data converter; and
a level gauge;
wherein the level gauge is configured for detecting a water level change of groundwater in the extraction well member; the data converter is connected to the controller and the level gauge, and the water level change data detected by the level gauge is transmitted to the controller through the data converter; the control switch is disposed on the water suction pipe and connects to the controller, and the controller controls on and off of the control switch according to the water level change of the groundwater.

13. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of injection wells and a plurality of extraction wells are defined in the area to be remediated and arranged in rows and columns to form an array, the number of the injection structure and the number of the extraction structure are both plural, corresponding to the injection wells and the extraction wells; each two adjacent extraction structures are separated by one injection structure locate

Assignees

• Univ Tsinghua

Inventors

• Hou de-yi
• Cao Xiao-Yuan
• Li guang-he
• Zhang Xu
• Zhang Fang

Classifications

• B09C1/005 Primary

  Extraction of vapours or gases using vacuum or venting · CPC title

• B09C1/08

  chemically · CPC title

• B09C1/06

  thermally · CPC title

• B09C2101/00

  In situ · CPC title

• B09C1/002 Primary

  involving in-situ ground water treatment · CPC title