Partitioning of hydrophobic nonpolar volatile organics between the aqueous and surfactant aggregate phases on alumina

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Separation Science and Technology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/01496398908049897· OSTI ID:6108843

Valsaraj, K T ^[1]

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1. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge (USA)

The partitioning of three hydrophobic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) - chloroform, benzene, and 1,3-dichlorobenzene - between the aqueous and two surfactant aggregate phases (sodium dodecylsulfate and sodium dodecylbenzene-sulfonate) on alumina was studied using the technique for equilibrium partitioning method in closed systems. Facile incorporation of these compounds into hemimicelles were observed. The partition constants correlated well with traditional hydrophobicity indicators such as octanol-water partition constants and molar solubilities of the hydrophobic compounds in the aqueous phase.

• OSTI ID: 6108843
• Journal Information: Separation Science and Technology; (USA), Vol. 24:14; ISSN 0149-6395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BENZENE
SOLUBILITY
CHLOROFORM
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GROUND WATER
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SURFACTANTS
THERMODYNAMICS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
AROMATICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
DATA
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER
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