Comparison of soil extraction techniques for organophosphorous hydraulic fluids
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
The efficiencies of three soil extraction techniques for removal of non-pesticidal organophosphates were compared. Traditional soxhlet extraction is compared to supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and a high-pressure, elevated temperature, low solvent volume technique referred to here as HPSE (high-pressure solvent extraction). SFE methods were optimized by varying parameters of temperature, pressure and methanol polarity modifier. SFE recoveries under optimum conditions were at least 90% as efficient as Soxhlet in the extraction of OPs from both spiked and native soils. HPSE experiments showed efficiency and consistency of recovery over a range of temperatures up to 200{degrees} and pressures up to 2000psi, with average recoveries superior to those of Soxhlet extraction. HPSE and SFE provide extraction efficiencies comparable to Soxhlet with substantial savings of time and cost.
- OSTI ID:
- 370220
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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