Javeed Mohammed Abdul (PhD Student)
University of Technology, Sydney 

Project Title
Gradient Permeable Reactive Barrier for Ground Water Remediation

Biography
Javeed's Previous studies include : Master of Science (Analytical chemistry, India), Master of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry (by Research) UNSW Sydney, PG Diploma in e-Business management, Macquarie University, Sydney. Javeed also has eighteen years of diverse Industrial experience in water and wastewater treatment, contamination remediation, brackish and seawater desalination, Material characterisation and analytical method development. He worked for seven years with Research and Development of seawater desalination (Saline water conversion corporation Saudi Arabia). Javeed did research at the UNESCO center UNSW, Sydney involving membrane fouling and development of a fouling index for reverse osmosis systems. Javeed's research interest and Areas include Water and wastewater treatment and recycling , Desalination, Contamination remediation.

Start Date
October 2006

Project Details
Contaminated ground water is pumped out from underground and treated in pump and treat system. However, the Pump and treat system is an expensive technique and requires huge infrastructure and manpower. Recently, the contaminated ground water has been treated insitu (underground) by placing a reactive barrier called permeable reactive barrier in the path of the contaminated plume (water ). The contaminated water when passed through the permeable reactive barrier gets decontaminated due to removal of contaminants by the barrier. The water coming out of the reactive wall is relatively clean and devoid of contaminants. The reactive materials used in the barrier are cheap. Zerovalent iron is one of the most common reactive materials used in the barrier. This technology is relatively new with an age of only 10 -15 years and has tremendous potential for the development. The permeable reactive barriers are being extensively used in United States and Europe. In Australia, it was tried at Botany site Sydney, NSW. This project deals with the development of advance oxidation technologies for the breakdown of larger compounds (contaminants) into smaller compounds which can be then easily removed by the barrier. The project outcome will help in understanding and integration of different oxidation and reduction technologies with permeable reactive barrier towards insitu (underground) decontamination of contaminated ground water.