Measurement of octanol-air partition coefficients for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated naphthalenes
- Univ. of Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Measurements of the octanol-air partition coefficient, K{sub OA}, are reported for 4 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 24 polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) as a function of temperature over the range (0 to 50) C. Results for PAHs are within a factor of 1.5 to 2 of values calculated as the ratio of the octanol-water and air-water partition coefficients. The enthalpies of transfer from octanol to air, {Delta}{sub O}{sup A}H, for fluorene, phananthrene and pyrene are (82.9, 75.5, and 76.3) kJ/mol, respectively. Except for fluorene, these are within the range of reported values of the enthalpy of vaporization, {Delta}{sub vap}H. There is also good agreement between {Delta}{sub O}{sup A}H and the temperature coefficient for vegetation-atmosphere partitioning (Q{sub D}). Correlations of log K{sub OA} against log vapor pressure (p{sup 0}) are compared with previous results for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Values of log K{sub OA} for PCNs show a stepwise change and increase by more than 3 orders of magnitude from the 2-Cl to 6-Cl homologue groups.
- OSTI ID:
- 599799
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol. 43, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan-Feb 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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