Site-Specific Technical Report for the Evaluation of Thermatrix GS series Flameless Thermal Oxidizer for Off-Gas Treatment of Trichloroethene Vapors at Air Force Plant 4, Fort Worth, Texas

摘要

A technology demonstration was designed by Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. (Parsons ES) to determine the applicability of using flameless thermal oxidation (FTO) to treat extracted chlorinated volatile organic compound (VOC) soil vapors, primarily trichloroethene (TCE). The soil vapor extraction (SVE) and treatment demonstration was to be performed at Building 181, Air Force Plant 4 (AFP 4), in Fort Worth, Texas. Building 181 was previously investigated by other contractors to characterize the effects of subsurface solvent releases that were detected in 1991. This FTO treatment technology demonstration was attempted at Site 181 from 16 March through 30 April, 1996, as part of an ongoing innovative technologies evaluation program sponsored by the US Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) in order to promote cost-effective vapor treatment technologies at fuel- and solvent-contaminated sites. The technology demonstration was to have been performed in accordance with the Final Work Plan for the Evaluation of Flameless Thermal Oxidation at Air Force Plant 4 (AFP 4), Fort Worth, Texas (Parsons ES, 1996), as approved by the Air Force and regulatory agencies.