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Irreversible adsorption/desorption of PAHs in sediment/water

Conference ·
OSTI ID:370223
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  1. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Successive adsorption isotherm of phenanthrene on soil corresponds to a constant partition of phenanthrene between the bulk solution and solid phase. This shows that the hydrophobic reaction is a dominant mechanism in adsorption process. However, desorption of PAHs appears irreversibility. Cyclic and multiple adsorption and desorption experiments indicated that there is an irreversibly adsorbed intrinsic capacity in the interaction of PAHs (naphthalene and phenanthrene) and soil in aqueous solution. This irreversible fraction for PAHs (naphthalene and phenanthrene) is about 1000-5000 {mu}g/g normalized on the basis of soil organic carbon. The desorption of PAHs from soil appears biphasic when the total adsorbed capacity is greater than the intrinsic irreversibly adsorbed value. In phase, the partitioning coefficient of desorption of PAHs is similar to that of adsorption. However, the other mechanism may be responsible to control the release of PAHs in phase 2.
OSTI ID:
370223
Report Number(s):
CONF-960376--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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