Applications of cosolvency in environmental sciences and engineering

The significance of cosolvency research in environmental sciences stems from the need for accurately modeling the distribution and movement of organic pollutants, and cleaning up polluted soils and sediments. Since the late 1970s, environmental research on the effect of 

More attractive are in situ remediation approaches, which often cost less. Cosolvents promote the mobilization of organic chemicals in soils, thus accelerating the cleanup of contaminated site. Cosolvent flushing has been developed using the same principles as those used in solvent flooding, a technique to enhance petroleum recovery in oil fields. It involves injecting a solvent mixture, mostly water plus a miscible cosolvent, into the vadose 

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