Ascorbic Acid Stability and pH Testing to Support RWM-018 Pilot Scale Wellhead Treatment System Feasibility Determination
VerMeulen, Holly H., Koelker, Evan, Fuentes, Sophia · 2025
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Holly VerMeulen, Evan Koelker, and Sophia Fuentes test vitamin C as a treatment chemical for contaminated well water, in Savannah River report SRNL-STI-2025-00578 dated September 2025. A pilot wellhead system, RWM-018, would dose pumped groundwater with ascorbic acid to neutralize oxidant pollution. Feasibility hinges on how fast the acid breaks down and how it shifts water acidity across the treatment network.
Stability trials exposed the acid to light and to heat, then checked how much reducing power remained. Efficacy scoping used a probe watching oxidation-reduction potential in real time; neutralization counted as complete when the reading fell fast and leveled off low. One scoping run sized the dose for 140 milliliters of solution carrying 1,500 parts per billion of oxidant, using a 2 molar acid stock. Results feed the go or no-go call on the pilot.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | VerMeulen, Holly H., Koelker, Evan, Fuentes, Sophia |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | DOE OSTI |