Patents, Published Papers / Presentations
Patents
- Feroxsm (US Patent # 5,975,798)
- Pneumatic Fracturing (US Patent # 5,032,042)
- Pneumatic Fracturing and Multi-component Injection (US patent # 5,560,737)
- "In-situ Decontamination of Subsurface Waste Using Distributed Iron Powder"
(US Patent # 5,975,798) - Dry Media Injection (US Patent # 5,908,267 and US Patent # 6,012,517)
- Sonic Energy (US Patent # 5,984,578)
Selected Publications and Presentations
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fitzgerald, C. D. M. Sc. Thesis, Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing to Enhance Insitu Bioremediation. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, May 1993.
- 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.
- Galbraith, M. T. M. Sc. Thesis, Insitu Enhancement of Well Recovery by Pneumatic Media Injection. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, May 1999.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Heres, R. G. M. Sc. Thesis, Pneumatic Fracturing Flow Analysis. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, December 1994.
- Ijoor, G. C. M. Sc. Thesis, Modeling of a Permeable Reactive Barrier. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, August 1999.
- 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.
- King, T. C. M. Sc. Thesis, Mechanism of Pneumatic Fracturing. New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, May 1993.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liskowitz J. (2003). Source Zone Treatment Using Injection of Zero-Valent Iron into a Fractured Rock Aquifer. Niagara Falls, NY.: RTDF, Fall Team.
- 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.
- 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
- 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,.
- 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.
- Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5853475 "Compressive Strength of Concrete and Mortar Containing Fly Ash"
- Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5,772,752 "Sulfate and Acid Resistant Concrete and Mortar"
- 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"
- Liskowitz, J. W. (1972). US Patent 3,653,767 "Particle Size Distribution Measurement using Polarized Light of a Plurality of Wavelengths”
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- Liskowitz, J. W., Wecharatana Methi, Jaturapitakkul: Chai, & Cerkanowicz, A. E. (1998). US Patent 5,772,752 "Sulfate and Acid Resistant Concrete and Mortar"
- Markesic, S. J. (2000). Field Performance Assessment of Pneumatic Fracturing for Permeability Enhancement of Clay Deposits. Master Thesis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nautiyal, D. M. Sc. Thesis, Fluid Flow Modeling for Pneumatically Fractured Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, January 1994.
- NJIT Center for Environmental Engineering and Science, Accutech Remedial Systems (1994). Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing and ISV Technologies: DOE Hanford Facility.
- 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.
- Palaia T. A., Sprinkle, C. Results From Two Pilot Tests Using Pneumatic Fracturing and Chemical Oxidant Injection Technologies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Puppala, S. M. Sc. Thesis, Pneumatic Fracture Propagation and Particulate Transport in Geologic Formations. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, August 1998.
- Rahman, A. M. Sc. Thesis, Integration of Surfactants and Time Release Nutrients with Pneumatic Fracturing Process. New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, October 1994
- 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.
- Sarr, David, Successful Remediation of 1,1,1-TCA in Fractured Bedrock (2007). ORTS International Conference, Niagara Falls, NY. September 27, 2007.
- Schuring, J. R., Chan, P. C., Bruening, C.T., & Librizzi, W. J. Application of Pneumatic Fracturing to Remove Contaminants from the Vadose Zone.
- 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.
- Schuring, J. R., Jurka, V., & Chan, P. (1991) Pneumatic Fracturing to Remove VOC’s. Remediation, Winter 91/92, 51 – 68.
- 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.
- Schuring, J. R. Chan, P. C., & Boland, T. M. (1995) Using Pneumatic Fracturing for Insitu Remediation of Contaminated Sites. Remediation, Spring 1995, 77 – 90.
- Schuring J. R., & Ososkov, V. (1995). Integration of Surfactants and Time-Release Nutrients with the Pneumatic Fracturing Process.
- 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.
- 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.
- Schuring, J. R. (1996). Pneumatic Fracturing of Low Permeability Media.
- Schnell, D. L. Integration of Pneumatic Fracturing with Bioremediation and Reactive Media.
- 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.
- Sleep, B. Steam Injection for Insitu Remediation of DNAPLs in Low Permeability Media.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wren, A., MacEwen, S., Liskowitz, M., & Steckler, D. Bioremediation of Perchlorate and RDX using Pneumatic Fracturing and Liquid Atomized Lactate Injection.
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