Removal of MTBE Contaminated Clayey Soil by Electro Kinetic Process

There are many techniques for the remediation of contaminated soil. One of these methods is electrokinetics. The electrokinetics technique is comprised of three major processes such as: electro-osmosis، electro osmosis and electrolysis. Electropheresis is referred to the process that causes the movement of colloid sized particles under an electrical field within the soil moisture. Electro-osmosis is the process of movement soil moisture from anode to cathode. The electrolysis is only due to the movement of ions and ion complexes in soil. The electrokinetics method is recognized as an effective technique in remediation of metal contaminated soils. Recently researchers showed that showed that it is possible to use this technique to remove a range of water soluble organic contaminates from soil. A review of the literature shows that the treatment of soils contaminated with MTBE has not beenstudied. Therefore،the aim of this work is to investigate the remediation of a soil contaminated with MTBE using the electrokinetic method