Prediction of seawater solubility of aromatic compounds

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Chemosphere; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(84)90161-9· OSTI ID:5861582

Hashimoto, Y; Tokura, K; Kishi, H; Strachan, W M.J.

The salting-out effect by seawater constituents on the water solubilities of 11 aromatic compounds, anthracene, pyrene, phenanthrene, biphenyl, naphthalene, p-nitrotoluene, p-toluidine, o-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol, p-nitrophenol and phenol was investigated. A best fit equation for the salting-out parameters, K, and distilled water solubilities, S/sub 0/, at 20/sup 0/C was found to be K = -0.0298 log S/sub 0/ + 0.114. Seawater solubilities, S, predicted for solutions of ionic strength, I, using the equation log S = (0.0298 I + 1)logS/sub 0/ - 0.114 I were in agreement with observed values within 13% and there were no significant differences between values from the Pacific Ocean seawater and those from 35% NaCl solutions. It was concluded that dissolved organic matter in seawater had an insignificant effect for the test chemicals.

• Research Organization: Keio Univ., Hiyoshi, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5861582
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Vol. 13:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
SOLUBILITY
WATER CHEMISTRY
CALCULATION METHODS
ANTHRACENE
BIPHENYL
EQUATIONS OF STATE
NAPHTHALENE
NITROPHENOL
PACIFIC OCEAN
PHENANTHRENE
PHENOL
PRECIPITATION
PYRENE
SALTING-OUT AGENTS
SEAWATER
SODIUM CHLORIDES
TOLUIDINES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
AMINES
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
EQUATIONS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
NITRO COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
SEAS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SURFACE WATERS
WATER
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