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Table 2 Parameters and unit values of assumed components for energy consumption and cost assessment

From: Pilot-scale electro-kinetic remediation of lead polluted field sediments: model designation, numerical simulation, and feasibility evaluation

Parameter

Value

Unit

Applied voltage

0.5

V/cm

Sediment

 Volume

45

m3

 Resistivity

0.75

Ω m

Electric wire

 Input length

15

m

 Radius

1

cm

 Resistivity

0.018

Ω m

Graphite electrode

 Height

3

m

 Radius

10

cm

 Resistivity

7.2

Ω m

Power for instrument management

 pH monitor

0.05

kW

 Peristaltic pump

2 × 0.2

Energy cost

0.09

$/kWh