Patents, Published Papers / Presentations

Patents

Selected Publications and Presentations

  1. Alfred, L., & Liskowitz, J. (1997). Use of Pneumatic Fracturing to Mitigate Hydrodynamic Isolation of Contaminants. New Orleans, LA.: Industrial Waste Technical Conference, Waste Federation Council.
  2. Anderson, D. B., Peyton, B. M., Liskowitz, J. J., Fitzgerald, C. & Schuring, J. R. (1994). Enhanced Insitu Bioremediation with Pneumatic Fracturing. Applied Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Robert E., Hinchee, J.  A., Kittel, H., Reisinger, J.: Battelle Press.
  3. Canino, M. C. M. Sc. Thesis, Potential Effects of Pneumatic Fracturing on Existing Structures and Utilities. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, January 1997.
  4. Canino, M. C., Schuring, J. R. Liskowitz, J. J. & Leonard, A. C. (1998).
    Applying Pneumatic Fracturing Beneath Industrial Structures for Insitu Remediation. Boston, MA.: 4th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development.
  5. Corack, E. MacEwen, S. Liskowitz, J. & Stecklee, D.  (2006). Enhanced Insitu Reduction of cVOCs using Zero-valent Iron. Monterey, CA.: Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  6. Chen, S. Markesic S. & Abrams S. A. (2002). Injection of Zero-Valent Iron into a Shale Bedrock Formation for the Reduction of Trichloroethene. Monterey, CA.: Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  7. Chen, S. (2007). A Biotic/Abiotic Three-Phase Insitu Barrier System to Treat TCE, Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Insitu and On-site Bioremediation, Baltimore, MD., May 7-10 2007.
  8. Chen, S. (2003, December 2-4). Demonstration of Zero-Valent Iron Injection for Insitu Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents at Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco, California. Washington D.C.: Presented at the 2003 Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Technical Symposium.
  9. Chen, S. (2003, March 24-28). Injection of a High Reactivity Zero-Valent Iron Powder into a Weathered Bedrock Formation for the Reduction of a CVOC Source. Charlotte, NC.: Platform presentations at the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council’s Fifth Environmental Technology Symposium and Workshop.
  10. Favara, P.J., Williamson, D.F. & Liskowitz, J. (2004). Insitu Source Reduction with ZVI under an active building. Monterey, CA.: Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  11. Fitzgerald, C. D. M. Sc. Thesis, Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing to Enhance Insitu Bioremediation. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, May 1993.
  12. Fuhr, J. M., & Liskowitz, J. J. (1998). Enhancing Hydrocarbon recovery in a Low Permeability Montmorillonitic Clay. Amherst, ME.: AEHS East Coast Conference on Soil and Sediment Issues.
  13. Galbraith, M. T. M. Sc. Thesis, Insitu Enhancement of Well Recovery by Pneumatic Media Injection. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, May 1999.
  14. Gavaskar, Arun., Lauren Tatar & Wendy Condit, Cost and Performance Report Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Technologies For Source Remediation (2005). Naval Facilities Engineering Command. September 2005.
  15. Gilmore, C. Hess, R. Brooks, G. P. Chen, S. (2005, May 22-25).  A Case Study Evaluating Zero-valent Iron Injection Treatment Technology. Monterey, CA.:Presented at the Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  16. Hall H. A. M. Sc. Thesis, Volume Change Behavior of Clay Soils and the Effect on Discrete Fractures. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, January 2001.
  17. Hall, H. A. M. Sc. Thesis, Investigation into Fracture Behavior and Longevity of Pneumatically Fractured Fine-Grained Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, October 1995.
  18. Hamill, Jack. & John Liskowitz, Zero-Valent Iron Particle Type and Characteristics That Influence Treatment Reactivity (2006). Battelle Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA; May 22-25, 2006.
  19. Heres, R. G. M. Sc. Thesis, Pneumatic Fracturing Flow Analysis. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, December 1994.
  20. Ijoor, G. C. M. Sc. Thesis, Modeling of a Permeable Reactive Barrier. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, August 1999.
  21. Keffer, E. B., Liskowitz, J. J., & Fitzgerald, C. D. (1996). The Effect of Pneumatic Fracturing when applied to Groundwater Aquifers. Long Beach, CA.: The Sixth West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils and Groundwater, AEHS. 
  22. King, T. C. M. Sc. Thesis, Mechanism of Pneumatic Fracturing. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, May 1993.
  23. Lazaar, Paul, John Butillo, Darren Scillieri, Brian Johnson & John Liskowitz, Pneumatic Fracturing and Dual Phase Extraction in Fractured Shale Bedrock (2006). Battelle Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA; May 22-25, 2006.
  24. Liskowitz, J., Schuring, J., & Mack, J. (1993). Application of Pneumatic Fracturing Extraction for Effective Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds in Low Permeable Formations. Burlington, VT.:NGWA, Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Groundwater Issues.
  25. Liskowitz, J., Ito, H., Kimura, T. (1997, September 15-17). The Reductive De-Chlorination of Chlorinated Compounds Using Iron Powder. Pittsburgh, PA.: Presented at the I&EC Special Symposium American Chemical Society.
  26. Liskowitz, J., & J. Hamill, (2006). Zero-valent Iron Particle Types and Characteristics that Influence Treatment Reactivity. Monterey, CA.: Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  27. Liskowitz J. (2003). Source Zone Treatment Using Injection of Zero-Valent Iron into a Fractured Rock Aquifer. Niagara Falls, NY.: RTDF, Fall Team.
  28. Liskowitz J. J., Kimura, T., & Jun, O. (1999). U.S. Patent Office No 5,975,798, Insitu Decontamination of Subsurface Waste Using Distributed Iron Powder, 6 Claims.
  29. Liskowitz, J., Korfiatus, G., & Liskowitz, M. J. (1998). Use of Zero Valence Iron Powder for the Treatment of Contaminated Dredge Material and Marine Sediments. New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, Grant Award #98-2890-020-13
  30. Liskowitz, J. J., & Liskowitz, M. J. (1999). The Injection of Zero-Valent Iron Powder for the Insitu Treatment of Contaminated Soils, Dredge Material and Marine Sediments. Orlando, FL.:Twelfth International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnologies and site remediation technologies & Utility industry environmental issues, challenges, and solutions,.
  31. Liskowitz, M. J. (2001, June 26-29). An Innovative Approach to the Emplacement of Zero-Valent Iron for the Treatment of Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds. Niagara Falls: Presented at the 1st International Conference on Oxidation Reduction Technologies for Insitu Treatment of Soil & Groundwater.
  32. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5853475 "Compressive Strength of Concrete and Mortar Containing Fly Ash"
  33. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5,772,752 "Sulfate and Acid Resistant Concrete and Mortar"
  34. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1997). US Patent 5,681,384 "Method for Increasing the Rate if Compressive Strength Gain in Hardenable Mixtures Containing Fly Ash"
  35. Liskowitz, J. W. (1972). US Patent 3,653,767 "Particle Size Distribution Measurement using Polarized Light of a Plurality of Wavelengths”
  36. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1997). US Patent 5,624,491 "Compressive Strength of Concrete and Mortar containing Fly Ash"
  37. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1997). US Patent 5,681,384 "Method for Increasing the Rate of Comressive Strength Gain in Hardenable Mixtures containing Fly Ash"
  38. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5,853,475 "Compressive Strength of Concrete and Mortar containing Fly Ash"
  39. Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5,772,752 "Sulfate and Acid Resistant Concrete and Mortar"
  40. Markesic, S. J. (2000). Field Performance Assessment of Pneumatic Fracturing for Permeability Enhancement of Clay Deposits. Master Thesis.
  41. McCall, J. et al (2004, May 24-27). Demonstration of Zero-Valent Iron Injection for Insitu Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents at Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco, California. Monterey, CA.: Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  42. McElroy, B., Keith, A., Glasgow, J., & Dasappa, S. (2003). The Use of Zero-Valent Iron Injection to Remediate Groundwater: Results of a Pilot Test at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
  43. Nautiyal, D. M. Sc. Thesis, Fluid Flow Modeling for Pneumatically Fractured Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, January 1994.
  44. NJIT Center for Environmental Engineering and Science, Accutech Remedial Systems (1994). Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing and ISV Technologies: DOE Hanford Facility.
  45. Osweiler, John C, Daniel P. Hunt & David E. Mizell, Application of Petroleum Exploration/Development Methods to an Environmental Remediation Project – Tinker Air Force Base, OK.
  46. Palaia T. A., Sprinkle, C. Results From Two Pilot Tests Using Pneumatic Fracturing and Chemical Oxidant Injection Technologies.
  47. Pisciotta, Thomas., Dvid Pry, John Schuring, Paul C. Chan and James Chang, Enhancement of Volatile Organic Extraction in Soil at an Industrial Site (1992). FOCUS Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues.
  48. Phenrat, Tanapon., Navid Saleh, Kevin Sirk, Robert D. Tilton & Gregory V. Lowry, Aggregation and Sedimentation of Aqueous Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Dispersions (2007). Environmental Science & Technology 2007, Vol. 41, pg. 284-290.
  49. Puppala, S. M. Sc. Thesis, Pneumatic Fracture Propagation and Particulate Transport in Geologic Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, August 1998.
  50. Rahman, A. M. Sc. Thesis, Integration of Surfactants and Time Release Nutrients with Pneumatic Fracturing Process. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, October 1994
  51. Riis, Charlotte, Anders G. Christensen, Stine Brok Christensen, Mette Broholm, Charlotte Scheutz, Paul Bjerg, Carsten Bagge Jensen & Henriette Kerrn-Jespersen, Field-Scale Pilot Test Evaluation Pneumatic Fracturing in Clayey Till (2006). Battelle Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA; May 22-25, 2006.
  52. Sarr, David, Successful Remediation of 1,1,1-TCA in Fractured Bedrock (2007). ORTS International Conference, Niagara Falls, NY. September 27, 2007.
  53. Schuring, J. R., Chan, P. C., Bruening, C.T., & Librizzi, W. J. Application of Pneumatic Fracturing to Remove Contaminants from the Vadose Zone.
  54. Schuring, J. R., Jurka, V., & Chan, P. Pneumatic Fracturing of a Clay Formation to Enchance Removal of VOC’s. Presented at the Fourteenth Annual Madison Waste Conference, Madison, September 25-26, 1991.
  55. Schuring, J. R., Jurka, V., & Chan, P. (1991) Pneumatic Fracturing to Remove VOC’s. Remediation, Winter 91/92, 51 – 68.
  56. Schuring, J. R., & Chan, P. C. (January 1992). Removal of Contaminants from the Vadose Zone by Pneumatic Fracturing.Prepared for the United States Geological Survey Department of Interior.
  57. Schuring, J. R. Chan, P. C., & Boland, T. M. (1995) Using Pneumatic Fracturing for Insitu Remediation of Contaminated Sites. Remediation, Spring 1995, 77 – 90.
  58. Schuring J. R., & Ososkov, V. (1995). Integration of Surfactants and Time-Release Nutrients with the Pneumatic Fracturing Process.
  59. Schuring, J. R., Ososkov, V., & Boland, T. M. (1996). Integration of Air Sparging and Pneumatic Fracturing to Enhance VOC Removal. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, May 1996.
  60. Schuring, J. R., Canino, M. C., Boland, T. M., & Nelson, I. (1996). Investigation of the Effects of Pneumatic Fracturing on Structures and Utilities. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, November 1996.
  61. Schuring, J. R. (1996). Pneumatic Fracturing of Low Permeability Media.
  62. Schnell, D. L. Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing with Bioremediation and Reactive Media.
  63. Sielski, B. M. M. Sc. Thesis, Development of a Computer Model and Expert System for Pneumatic Fracturing of Geologic Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, May 1999.
  64. Sleep, B. Steam Injection for Insitu Remediation of DNAPLs in Low Permeability Media.
  65. Sprinkle, C., Ewing, D., Strong, M., Owens, D., Capt. Ventura, B., & Smith, L. Pilot Testing Four Treatment Technologies For Chlorinated Solvents In Low-Permeability Formations.
  66. Steckler, David., Steven G. Kawchak & Michael Liskowitz, Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination Using a Vegetable Oil Emulsion in a Fractured Bedrock Aquifer (2008). Battelle Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA; May 19-22, 2008.
  67. Strong, M., Sprinkle, C., Ewing, D., Owens, D., Ventura, B., Smith, L., & Liskowitz J. J. (2004). Comparison of Pneumatic and Hydraulic Fracturing for Emplacement of Treatment Materials in Lou’ Permeability Formations. Monterey, CA.: Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds.
  68. Tossell, Robert W, Blair Greenly, Brian Whiffin, Josee Gagnon, Luc Arguin, Michael Duchene, Mark Strong, Steve Chen & Bernard Michaud, A Biotic/Abiotic Three-Phase In Situ Barrier System to Treat TCE in Groundwater (2007). Battelle Ninth International Insitu and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium. Baltimore, MD, May 7 – 10, 2007.
  69. Venkatraman, S. N., Bossert, I. D., Kosson, D. S., Puppala, S., Boland, T. M., & Schuring, J. R. (1995). Integrated Pneumatic Fracturing and Bioremediation for the Insitu Treatment of Contaminated Soil.
  70. Venkatraman, S. M.Sc. Thesis, Enhancement of Insitu Bioremediation by Pneumatic Fracturing: Field Demonstration, Laboratory Studies and System Modeling. The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, October 1995.
  71. Walsh, M., Boland, T., Liskowitz, J., DeFlaun, M., & Steffan, R. Remediation of a Low Permeability TCE Contaminated Siltstone Bedrock, Part 2. Pneumatic Injection of Constitutive TCE Degrading Organisms.
  72. Wren, A., MacEwen, S., Liskowitz, M., & Steckler, D. Bioremediation of Perchlorate and RDX using Pneumatic Fracturing and Liquid Atomized Lactate Injection.