27 Articles found
Ivey International Inc. Articles
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Surfactant-Based Extraction Product Helps Minimize Impacts from Large Spill In Alberta - Case study
In July 2019, a failure of pump equipment led to the spill of about 320,000 litres of a mixture of crude oil and produced water at an oil storage and process- ing facility located in remote northern Alberta. As the facility operator reported, ...
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CASE STUDY - Setup and calibration of a three-dimensional numerical multiphase model for design of in-situ remediation of jet fuel with surfactant
BACKGROUND Storage and pumping of jet-fuel have caused a severe contamination of soil and groundwater at a military facility in Denmark. The contamination was detected in 2001. The Danish Defence has conducted 3 a series of investigations and set up ...
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CASE STUDY - Surfactant Enchanced HVDPE Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil, Bedrock and Groundwater
Anionic: Have one or more negatively (-) charged groupings; commonly used in laundry detergent Cationic: Have one or more positively (+) charged groupings, typically poor detergents but well suited for use as germicides, fabric softeners and ...
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CASE STUDY - In-situ Surfactant Enhanced DNAPL Recovery Pilot Project - Refinery Site Montreal Canada
PROJECT FACTS: • Active chemical refinery (20 acre site) • Several DNAPL (chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzenes) and BTEX stored on-site • Multiple DNAPL and BTEX spill events reported over a site history extending back to the ...
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CASE STUDY - Ivey-Sol® 103 Successfully Treats Free-Phase Impacted Shale Via On-Site Washing
CASE SUMMARY Undisclosed Site, Ontario, 2008 Environmental investigation of a grass-covered area uncovered free phase petroleum (F3-F4 fraction heavy oils) in fractured, weathered shale. A pilot project was undertaken by Terratechnik Ltd. to ...
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CASE STUDY - Surfactant Enhanced Extraction of Carbon Tetrachloride at an Active Grain Elevator
Current Site Conditions • Groundwater and soil data indicate impacts of fumigant constituents of concern (COCs), primarily carbon tetrachloride, resulting from historical operations associated with fumigant storage tanks and application. ...
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CASE STUDY - Moncton, NB Oulton Business School
The majority of the subsurface contamination was found present under one quarter of the building and associated cornerclassrooms. These classrooms were temporarily sealed off from the rest of the building for health and safety reasons. A large ...
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Mobilization assessment and possibility of increased availability of PAHs in contaminated soil using column tests
Surfactants are well known to increase solubility/mobility of hydrocarbons and can be used to remediate contaminated water and soil. We wanted to explore if Ivey sol R 106 used at less than the critical micelle concentration (CMC) could ...
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Surfactant enhanced bioremediation (SEB) of F2, F3 and F4 contaminated soils in Northern Alberta - Case Study
Ivey International Inc. (Ivey) was retained to apply the SEB (Surfactant just prior to the on-set of colder northern weather in an area know for -20oC to Enhanced Bioremediation) technology to remediate 2000 tons of F2, F3, and -40oC winter ...
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SEB Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation Process Improves F3 & F4 Bioremediation to CCME Guidelines - Case Study
SEB Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation process successfully cleans >4,000 Tons of F3 and F4 hydrocarbon contaminated soils at a remote site in Alberta. The SEB process was employed when the subject soils would not respond well to a conventional ...
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Monroe, Connecticut, USA - Case Study
Monroe Facts: former heating oil terminal from the mid-1950`s to the late 1970s No. 2 fuel oil was stored at the site Multiple releases occurred over time Site and surrounding area are wetlands, with the former terminal area elevated with fill ...
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Ivey-sol surfactant enhanced soil washing technology overview and project experience - Case Study
lvey-sols soil washing is an ex-situ surfactant enhanced remediation (SERS) treatment method which removes hazardous substances from contaminated soils, solids, tank bottom sludge, drill cuttings, drilling muds, etc. The soil washing process ...
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Ivey-sol • SPT DNAPL - Case Study
Ivey-sol • SPT Technology was successfully used to remediation of a commercial dry-cleaning facility. The subject facility had been in operational since ca. 1971. The DNAPL contamination was comprised of DCE (Dichloroethylene) and TCE ...
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Mining equipment cleaned with Ivey-sol prior to painting. used to remove residual oils and coal dust. successful application - Case Study
It was excellent, it worked very well It took all the oils and coal residues off in a fraction of the time it normally takes when using just high pressure hot water. It allowed us to clean and prep the equipment for painting in 1 verses 2 days". ...
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Ivey-sol tank decontamination and vessel cleaning - Case Study
The refining and hydrocarbon processing industry is ready for the new wave of vessel cleaning technology. Ivey-sol is a new patented product that greatly reduces downtime and improves overall safety while providing immediate cost savings for any ...
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Surfactant enhanced in-situ remediation of DNAPL impacted soil and groundwater - Montreal refinery
Abstract A Montreal chemical refinery reduced the dichlorobenzene and other dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) impacts on the soil and groundwater where a railway line is adjacent to an above ground storage tank farm. Ivey-sol® surfactant ...
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A 2006 GLOBE award winner
The GLOBE Corporate Award for Technology Innovation and Application is presented is to a company that has demonstrated outstanding technical ingenuity in the development and/or application of an innovative technology or process with a significant ...
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Ivey-Sol Technology has potential to increase oil recovery of oil-sands waste by 15-25 percent
Alberta’s oil sands are comprised of one of the world`s largest sources of bitumen, containing an estimated 1.6 trillion barrels. About two tonnes of oil sands must be dug up and processed to produce one barrel of oil. Oil sands recovery processes ...
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Grade `A` remediation - selective phase transfer technology cleans up college in Moncton, New Brunswick
Remedialing sensitive areas or population dense areas can be tricky at the best of times. So it`s important to utilize a remediation technology with a proven record of reducing environmental and health and safely risks in order to avoid associated ...
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NORMs contamination treatment using Ivey-sol technology
NORMs (naturally occurring radioactive materials) are found almost everywhere, and many natural materials, such as the earth’s crust, contain such radioactive materials. So what happens when oil and gas activities such as petroleum refining ...