Bor-Jier (Benjamin) Shiau, Ph.D., P.E. Director of Surfactant Technology - Surbec

• Director of Surfactant Technology, Surfactant Lab Services, Surbec Environmental, L.L.C.
• More than ten years research experience in designing groundwater remediation systems
• Designed surfactant systems for several field demonstrations of surfactant enhanced subsurface remediation (SESR) at DOD sites (Hill AFB, NAVY Alameda Point, McClellan AFB, Tinker AFB), and industrial or UST sites (Wyoming, MI, Golden, OK)
• Developed innovative permeable reactive barrier (PRB) system for treating inorganic contaminants such as nitrate and Cr(VI) for the U.S. EPA, Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Ada, OK
• Designed a unique methodology to characterize the performance of redox reactions in the PRBs
• Developed the chemical oxidation system for remediation of DNAPL and LNAPL
• Designed surfactant flushing system for Tertiary Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Nowata, OK
• Co-authored fifteen refereed journal articles and over forty conference presentations/seminars
• Serve as a Reviewer for: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE), Ground Water, Langmuir, Water Research, Waste Management, Environmental Research Brief (USEPA).

Related Publications

Wu, B., Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D.A., Harwell, J.H., Vu, D.Q., "Formulating Microemulsion Systems for a Weathered Jet Fuel Waste Using Surfactant/Cosurfactant Mixtures." Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 1917-1937, 2000.

Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D.A., and Harwell, J.H., "Removal of Chlorinated Solvents in Subsurface Media Using Edible Surfactants: Column Studies." Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 126, No. 7, pp. 611-621, 2000.

Knox, R.C., Shiau, B.J., Sabatini, D.A., and Harwell, J.H., "Field Demonstration of Surfactant Enhanced Solubilization and Mobilization at Hill Air Force Base, UT." In Innovative Subsurface Remediation: Field Testing of Physical, Chemical and Characterization Technologies. M.L. Brusseau, D.A. Sabatini, J.S. Gierke and M.D. Annable, eds. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 725, ACS, Washington, D.C., 1999, 49-63.

Shiau, B.J., Hasegawa, M.A., Brammer, J.M., Carter, T., Goodspeed, M., Harwell, J.H., Sabatini, D.A., Knox, R.C., Szekeres, E., "Field Demonstration of Surfactant-Enhanced DNAPL Remediation: Two Case Studies." In Chlorinated Solvent and DNAPL Remediation: Innovative Strategies for Subsurface Cleanup, S.M. Henry, and S.D. Warner, eds. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 837, ACS, Washington, D.C., 2002, 51-72.

Patents

Shiau, B.J. "In-Situ Surfactant and Chemical Oxidant Flushing for
Complete Remediation of Contaminants and Methods of Using Same." U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0175081.

Managers/
  Directors:

Dr. Benjamin Shiau