TY - JOUR
T1 - Multicomponent transport with coupled geochemical and microbiological reactions
T2 - Model description and example simulations
AU - Tebes-Stevens, Caroline
AU - J. Valocchi, Albert
AU - Vanbriesen, Jeanne M.
AU - Rittmann, Bruce E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper is based upon work supported by the Co-Contaminant Chemistry Subprogram within the Subsurface Science Program of the DOE Office of Health and Environmental Research. The support of Frank J. Wobber is gratefully appreciated. The authors would also like to acknowledge Carl Steefel, Ashok Chilakapati, and an anonymous reviewer for their valuable suggestions and comments.
PY - 1998/8
Y1 - 1998/8
N2 - A reactive transport code (FEREACT) has been developed to examine the coupled effects of two-dimensional steady-state groundwater flow, equilibrium aqueous speciation reactions, and kinetically-controlled interphase reactions. The model uses an iterative two-step (SIA-1) solution algorithm to incorporate the effects of the geochemical and microbial reaction processes in the governing equation for solute transport in the subsurface. This SIA-1 method improves upon the convergence behavior of the traditional sequential iterative approach (SIA) through the inclusion of an additional first-order term from the Taylor Series expansion of the kinetic reaction rate expressions. The ability of FEREACT to simulate coupled reactive processes was demonstrated by modeling the transport of a radionuclide (cobalt, 60Co2+) and an organic ligand (ethylenediaminetetraacetate, EDTA4-) through a column packed with an iron oxide-coated sand. The reaction processes considered in this analysis included equilibrium aqueous speciation reactions and three types of kinetic reactions: adsorption, surface dissolution, and biodegradation.
AB - A reactive transport code (FEREACT) has been developed to examine the coupled effects of two-dimensional steady-state groundwater flow, equilibrium aqueous speciation reactions, and kinetically-controlled interphase reactions. The model uses an iterative two-step (SIA-1) solution algorithm to incorporate the effects of the geochemical and microbial reaction processes in the governing equation for solute transport in the subsurface. This SIA-1 method improves upon the convergence behavior of the traditional sequential iterative approach (SIA) through the inclusion of an additional first-order term from the Taylor Series expansion of the kinetic reaction rate expressions. The ability of FEREACT to simulate coupled reactive processes was demonstrated by modeling the transport of a radionuclide (cobalt, 60Co2+) and an organic ligand (ethylenediaminetetraacetate, EDTA4-) through a column packed with an iron oxide-coated sand. The reaction processes considered in this analysis included equilibrium aqueous speciation reactions and three types of kinetic reactions: adsorption, surface dissolution, and biodegradation.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Biodegradation
KW - Geochemistry
KW - Groundwater
KW - Numerical models
KW - Solute transport
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00104-8
DO - 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00104-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032144650
SN - 0022-1694
VL - 209
SP - 8
EP - 26
JO - Journal of Hydrology
JF - Journal of Hydrology
IS - 1-4
ER -