Akram N. Alshawabkeh, PE, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

 

Electrokinetic Remediation

  • Gent, D., Larson, S, Fetters, C., Granade, S., Alshawabkeh, A. N. and Bricka, R. M. (2002) “Enhanced Pilot-Scale Remediation of Chromium by Electrokinetics,” Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, August 11-15, 2002, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N. and Bricka, R. M. (2001) “Heavy Metals Extraction by Electric Fields” Chapter 8 in Environmental Restoration of Metals-Contaminated Soils, edited by I. K. Iskandar, Lewis Publishers, pp. 167 – 186.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N. and McGrath C. (2000) “Theoretical Basis for the Simulation of Electrokinetic Remediation” Chapter 6 in Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 155 – 171.
  • Alshawabkeh A. N. and Bricka, R. M (2000) “Basics and Applications of Electrokinetic Remediation” Chapter 4 in Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 95 – 111.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N., Gale, R. J., Ozsu-Acar, E., and Bricka, R. M. (1999) “Optimization of 2-D Electrode Configuration for Electrokinetic RemediationJournal of Soil Contamination, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 617-635.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N., Yeung, A. T., Bricka, R. M. (1999) “Practical Aspects of In-situ Electrokinetic Extraction,” ASCE, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 125, pp. 27-35
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N., Ozsu-Acar, E., Gale, R. J. and Puppala, S. K. (1998) “Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Tetraethyl Lead by Electric Fields,” Transportation Research Record 1615, Applications of Emerging Technologies in Transportation, pp. 79-85.
  • Puppala, S., Alshawabkeh, A. N., Acar, Y. B., and Gale, R. (1997) "Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of High Sorption Capacity Soils,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 55, 1997, pp. 203-220.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N., Puppala, S., Acar, Y. B., Gale, R., and Bricka, R. M.  (1997) “Effect of Solubility on Enhanced Electrokinetic Extraction of Metals,” Proceedings of “In Situ Remediation of the Geoenvironment - In Situ Remediation ‘97,” ASCE, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 71, pp. 532-544.
  • Acar, Y. B. and Alshawabkeh, A. N. (1996) “Electrokinetic Remediation: I. Pilot-Scale Tests with Lead Spiked Kaolinite,” ASCE, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp.173-185.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N. and Acar, Y. B. (1996) “Electrokinetic Remediation: II. Theoretical Model,” ASCE, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 3,, pp. 186-196.
  • Acar, Y. B., Gale R. J., Alshawabkeh, A. N., Marks, R. E., Puppala, S., Bricka, M., and Parker, R. (1995) “Electrokinetic Remediation: Basics and Technology Status,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier Technical Publications, Vol. 40, pp. 117-137.
  • Acar, Y. B., Hamed, J., Alshawabkeh, A. N. and Gale R. J., (1994) “Cadmium Removal from Saturated Kaolinite by Electrokinetics,” Géotechnique, V. 44, No. 3, pp. 239-254.
  • Acar, Y. B. and Alshawabkeh, A. N. (1994) “Modeling Transport of Species Under an Electric Field” Proceedings of the XIII. International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, New Delhi, India, January 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 662-669.
  • Alshawabkeh A. N. and Acar, Y. (1993) “Principles of Species Transport in Saturated Soils Under Electric Field,” Proceedings of Green 1993, International Symposium on Geotechnics Related to the Environment, 28 June - 1 July 1993, Bolton, UK.
  • Acar, Y. B. and Alshawabkeh, A. N. (1993) “Principles of Electrokinetic Remediation,” Environmental Science and Technology, Feature Article, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 2638-2647.
  • Acar, Y. B., Alshawabkeh, A. N., and Gale, R. J. (1993) “ Fundamentals Aspects of Extracting Species from Soils by Electrokinetics,” Waste Management, Pergamon Press, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp.141- 151.
  • Acar, Y. B., Alshawabkeh, A. N., and Gale, R. (1992) " A Review of Fundamentals of Removing Contaminants from Soils by Electrokinetic Soil Processing,” Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, edited by Mumtaz A. Usmen and Yalcin B. Acar, Cesme, Turkey, pp. 321-330.
  • Alshawabkeh, A. N. and Acar, Y. B. (1992) “Removal of Contaminants from Soils by Electrokinetics: A Theoretical Treatise,” Environmental Science and Health, A 27, No. 7, pp. 1835-1861.
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