The effects of potassium permanganate on the geotechnical properties of soils

IF 0.6 Q3 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Acta Polytechnica Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI:10.14311/ap.2023.63.0260

Samuel Akinlabi Ola, Osemudiamen Ayoposi Usifoh, Emeka Segun Nnochiri

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Abstract

In Nigeria, potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is used as a chemical oxidant in the removal of hydrocarbons from polluted soils and groundwater, but there is no information on the effects of KMnO4 on the geotechnical properties of the soil. In this study, KMnO4 was added separately to lateritic soil and kaolin at concentrations of 0 %, 2 %, 5% and 10 % by weight of dry soil. Each of the mixes was then subjected to grain size analysis, Atterberg limits, specific gravity, compaction, and California bearing ratio (CBR) tests. The results showed that an increase in KMnO4 from 0 % to 10 % generally decreased the values of maximum dry density (MDD), optimum moisture content (OMC) and both unsoaked and soaked CBR for both soils. In conclusion, the study shows that although KMnO4 is excellent for the remediation of contaminated sites, it reduces the geotechnical properties of soil and therefore should not be used alone (without the use of other additives) for soil stabilisation.

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高锰酸钾对土壤岩土力学性质的影响

在尼日利亚，高锰酸钾(KMnO4)被用作化学氧化剂，用于从受污染的土壤和地下水中去除碳氢化合物，但没有关于KMnO4对土壤岩土特性影响的资料。在红土和高岭土中分别添加KMnO4，浓度分别为干土质量的0%、2%、5%和10%。然后对每种混合料进行粒度分析、阿特伯格极限、比重、压实和加州承载比(CBR)测试。结果表明，当KMnO4浓度从0%增加到10%时，两种土壤的最大干密度(MDD)、最佳含水量(OMC)和未浸水和浸水CBR值普遍降低。总之，该研究表明，尽管KMnO4对污染场地的修复效果很好，但它会降低土壤的岩土力学特性，因此不应该单独使用(不使用其他添加剂)来稳定土壤。

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Acta Polytechnica ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

1.90

自引率

12.50%

发文量

审稿时长

24 weeks

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