Research Article

Removal of Hg from Real Polluted Sediments Using Enhanced-EK Decontamination: Verification of Experimental Methods and Batch-Test Preliminary Results

Table 2

Experimental matrix for batch tests.

TreatmentEnhancing agentTypeCompositionSolution concentration

B1-05Olimpicon GCNonionic biosurfactant (sugar ester)Glyceryl Cocoate 70E5%
B2-1515%

B2-05Olimpicon SG/WNonionic biosurfactant (sugar ester)Alkyl Glucoside5%
B2-1515%

B3-01EDTAChelant agentEthylenediaminetetraacetic acid (C10H14N2Na2O8·2H2O)0.1 M
B3-020.2 M