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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		Removal of vaporous naphthalene using polyoxyethylenated nonionic surfactants
Author(s):		Huang HL; Lee WM;
Address:		"Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		2003
Volume:		53
Issue:		8
Page Number:		983 - 991
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.2003.10466246
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Previous research has demonstrated that an anionic surfactant can increase the solubility of the vapor phases of both naphthalene and sulfur dioxide in water. This study examines the feasibility of removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during gas absorption by adding the polyoxyethylenated nonionic surfactants tetraethylene glycol monodecyl ether (C10E4), octaethylene glycol monodecyl ether (C10E8), and octaethylene glycol monotetradecyl ether (C14E8), to water. The apparent solubility and absorption rates of naphthalene in surfactant solution were slightly higher than in pure water at a concentration lower than the critical micelle concentration (CMC). However, the apparent equilibrium naphthalene solubility increased linearly in proportion to the concentrations of nonionic surfactants because of the solubilization effect of micelles at concentrations above the CMC. The solubilization effect exceeded that of the reduced mass transfer coefficient, increasing the rate of absorption of vaporous naphthalene. For the four surfactants, the capacity to solubilize naphthalene was in the order C10E4 > C14E8 > C10E8 > sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and was related to the hydrophile-lipophile balance values of the surfactants. The enrichment factors, which can express the degree of naphthalene solubility in solution, were 6.09-14.2 at a surfactant concentration of 0.01 M for the three polyoxyethylenated nonionic surfactants. Empirical findings confirm that adding nonionic surfactants increases the absorption efficiency of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) using spray or packed tower"
Keywords:		Air Pollution/*prevention & control Naphthalenes/chemistry/*isolation & purification Polyethylene Glycols/*chemistry Reference Values Solubility Surface-Active Agents/*chemistry Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineHuang, Hsiao-Lin Lee, Whei-May Grace eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2003/08/29 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2003 Aug; 53(8):983-91. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466246"