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Yang Y, Biviano MD, Guo J, Berry JD, Dagastine RR. Mass transfer between microbubbles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 571:253-259. [PMID: 32203761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The role of interfacial coatings in gas transport dynamics in foam coarsening is often difficult to quantify. The complexity of foam coarsening measurements or gas transport measurements between bubbles requires assumptions about the liquid thin film thickness profile in order to explore the effects of interfacial coatings on gas transport. It should be possible to independently quantify the effects from changes in film thickness and interfacial permeability by using both atomic force microscopy and optical microscopy to obtain time snapshots of this dynamic process. Further, it is expected that the surfactant and polymer interfacial coatings will affect the mass transfer differently. EXPERIMENTS We measure the mass transfer between the same nitrogen microbubbles pairs in an aqueous solution using two methods simultaneously. First, we quantify the bubble volume changes with time via microscopy and second, we use Atomic Force Microscopy to measure the film thickness and mass transfer resistances using a model for the gas transport. FINDINGS Modelling of the interface deformation, surface forces and mass transfer across the thin film agrees with independent measurements of changes in bubble size. We demonstrate that an anionic surfactant does not provide a barrier to mass transfer, but does enhance mass transfer above the critical micelle concentration. In contrast, a polymer monolayer at the interface does restrict mass transfer.
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- Yuqi Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing at Karamay, China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay, Karamay 834000, China; Institute of Unconventional Oil and Gas Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Institute of Unconventional Oil and Gas Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
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Das SK, Kahali N, Bose A, Khanam J. Physicochemical characterization and in vitro dissolution performance of ibuprofen-Captisol® (sulfobutylether sodium salt of β-CD) inclusion complexes. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Khurana RK, Kaur R, Kaur M, Kaur R, Kaur J, Kaur H, Singh B. Exploring and validating physicochemical properties of mangiferin through GastroPlus ® software. Future Sci OA 2017; 3:FSO167. [PMID: 28344830 DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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AIM Mangiferin (Mgf), a promising therapeutic polyphenol, exhibits poor oral bioavailability. Hence, apt delivery systems are required to facilitate its gastrointestinal absorption. The requisite details on its physicochemical properties have not yet been well documented in literature. Accordingly, in order to have explicit insight into its physicochemical characteristics, the present work was undertaken using GastroPlus™ software. RESULTS Aqueous solubility (0.38 mg/ml), log P (-0.65), Peff (0.16 × 10-4 cm/s) and ability to act as P-gp substrate were defined. Potency to act as a P-gp substrate was verified through Caco-2 cells, while Peff was estimated through single pass intestinal perfusion studies. Characterization of Mgf through transmission electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, infrared spectroscopy and powder x-ray diffraction has also been reported. CONCLUSION The values of physicochemical properties for Mgf reported in the current manuscript would certainly enable the researchers to develop newer delivery systems for Mgf.
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Long J, Tian S, Li G, Li L. Micellar Aggregation Behavior and Electrochemically Reversible Solubilization of a Redox-Active Nonionic Surfactant. J SOLUTION CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-015-0345-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tian S, Long J, He S. Reversible Solubilization of Typical Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) by a Gas Switchable Surfactant. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2015; 18:1-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-014-1611-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Son Y, Cha J, Lim M, Ashokkumar M, Khim J. Comparison of Ultrasonic and Conventional Mechanical Soil-Washing Processes for Diesel-Contaminated Sand. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie1016688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Younggyu Son
- School of Chemistry/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- School of Chemistry/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Microbubbles occur naturally in the oceans and are used in many industrial and biomedical applications. Here, a theoretical and experimental study was undertaken to determine the fate of a microbubble suddenly suspended in a medium with several gas species as in, for example, the injection of an ultrasound contrast agent into the bloodstream. The model expands on Epstein and Plesset's analysis to include any number of gases. An experimental system was developed which isolates the microbubble in a permeable hollow fiber submerged in a perfusion chamber, allowing rapid exchange of the external aqueous medium. Experimental verification of the model was performed with individual sulfur hexafluoride (SF(6)) microbubbles coated with the soluble surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). SDS-coated microbubbles suddenly placed in an air-saturated medium initially grew with the influx of O(2) and N(2) and then dissolved under Laplace pressure. SF(6)-filled microbubbles coated with the highly insoluble lipid, dibehenoylphosphatidylcholine, were found to exhibit significantly different behavior owing to a dynamic surface tension. The initial growth phase was diminished, possibly owing to a shell "breakup" tension that exceeded the pure gas/liquid surface tension. Three dissolution regimes were observed: (1) an initial rapid dissolution to the initial diameter followed by (2) steady dissolution with monolayer collapse and finally (3) stabilization below 10 microm diameter. Results indicated that the lipid shell becomes increasingly rigid as the microbubble dissolves, which has important implications on microbubble size distribution, stability, and acoustic properties.
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- James J Kwan
- Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Tomita Y, Mihara Y, Tanaka S. Extraction and Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Sediment with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. BUNSEKI KAGAKU 2010. [DOI: 10.2116/bunsekikagaku.59.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Yoko Tomita
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
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Sun H, Wu W, Wang L. Phenanthrene partitioning in sediment-surfactant-fresh/saline water systems. Environ Pollut 2009; 157:2520-2528. [PMID: 19321244 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of salinity on the effectiveness of surfactants in the remediation of sediments contaminated with phenanthrene (PHE). This is an example of a more general application of surfactants in removing hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) from contaminated soil/sediment in saline environments via in-situ enhanced sorption or ex-situ soil washing. Salinity effects on surfactant micelle formation and PHE partitioning into solution surfactant micelles and sorbed surfactant were investigated. The critical micelle concentration of surfactants decreased, and PHE partition between surfactant micelles and water increased with increasing salinity. Carbon-normalized partition coefficients (K(ss)) of PHE onto the sorbed cationic surfactant increased significantly with increasing salinity, which illustrates a more pronounced immobilization of PHE by cationic surfactant in a saline system. Reduction of PHE sorption by anionic surfactant was more pronounced in the saline system, indicating that the anionic surfactant has a higher soil washing effectiveness in saline systems.
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- Hongwen Sun
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Weijin Street, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Zhang Z, Gu N, Cao L, Shu X. Methane absorption and application of mixed organic aggregate prepared from Span80 and alkaline salt. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 52:2155-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11431-009-0222-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pignatello JJ. Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soil. In: Singh A, Kuhad RC, Ward OP, editors. Advances in Applied Bioremediation. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2009. pp. 35-71. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89621-0_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Yao C, Jin S, Shen X, Chen S, Zhang C, Sun Y. The effect of agitation on volatilization of naphthalene from solution containing surfactant. J Hazard Mater 2009; 164:195-203. [PMID: 18799261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The effects of agitation on naphthalene volatilization from solutions with surfactant concentration exceeding critical micelle concentration were studied. Micellar partition coefficient (K(m)) and liquid-vapor mass transfer coefficient (K(L)) in the presence of three surfactants, i.e., anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB), and nonionic Tween 20 were determined at different agitation speeds. Both K(m) and K(L) increased in the agitated solutions, indicating enhanced naphthalene micellization and water-vapor mass transfer due to agitation. The enhancement factor of K(L) in surfactant-laden solution was determined to be in the range of 1.3-6.3 (SDS), 0.7-7.9 (CTMAB), and 1.5-7.3 (Tween 20). However, agitation exhibited a greater enhancement on K(L), resulting in a net increased volatilization rate. A conceptual model was developed to describe the dependence of the bulk aqueous phase naphthalene concentration (C(L)) on Henry's constant (H), K(L), K(m), and surfactant concentration (S). This study is the first in reporting the combined effects of agitation and surfactant on the volatilization of semi-volatile naphthalene in air-water-micelle system. Results provided insight into the volatile emission as frequently encountered in certain waste streams.
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- Chaoying Yao
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310028, China
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- Renzo Di Felice
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e di Processo “G.B. Bonino”, Università degli Studi di Genova, via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy, and Chemtex Italia srl - Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, Strada Savonesa 9, 15050 Rivalta Scrivia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e di Processo “G.B. Bonino”, Università degli Studi di Genova, via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy, and Chemtex Italia srl - Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, Strada Savonesa 9, 15050 Rivalta Scrivia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e di Processo “G.B. Bonino”, Università degli Studi di Genova, via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy, and Chemtex Italia srl - Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, Strada Savonesa 9, 15050 Rivalta Scrivia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e di Processo “G.B. Bonino”, Università degli Studi di Genova, via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy, and Chemtex Italia srl - Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, Strada Savonesa 9, 15050 Rivalta Scrivia, Italy
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Paria S. Surfactant-enhanced remediation of organic contaminated soil and water. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 138:24-58. [PMID: 18154747 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2007.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2007] [Revised: 10/30/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Surfactant based remediation technologies for organic contaminated soil and water (groundwater or surface water) is of increasing importance recently. Surfactants are used to dramatically expedite the process, which in turn, may reduce the treatment time of a site compared to use of water alone. In fact, among the various available remediation technologies for organic contaminated sites, surfactant based process is one of the most innovative technologies. To enhance the application of surfactant based technologies for remediation of organic contaminated sites, it is very important to have a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in this process. This paper will provide an overview of the recent developments in the area of surfactant enhanced soil and groundwater remediation processes, focusing on (i) surfactant adsorption on soil, (ii) micellar solubilization of organic hydrocarbons, (iii) supersolubilization, (iv) density modified displacement, (v) degradation of organic hydrocarbon in presence surfactants, (vi) partitioning of surfactants onto soil and liquid organic phase, (vii) partitioning of contaminants onto soil, and (viii) removal of organics from soil in presence of surfactants. Surfactant adsorption on soil and/or sediment is an important step in this process as it results in surfactant loss reduced the availability of the surfactants for solubilization. At the same time, adsorbed surfactants will retained in the soil matrix, and may create other environmental problem. The biosurfactants are become promising in this application due to their environmentally friendly nature, nontoxic, low adsorption on to soil, and good solubilization efficiency. Effects of different parameters like the effect of electrolyte, pH, soil mineral and organic content, soil composition etc. on surfactant adsorption are discussed here. Micellar solubilization is also an important step for removal of organic contaminants from the soil matrix, especially for low aqueous solubility organic contaminants. Influences of different parameters such as single and mixed surfactant system, hydrophilic and hydrophobic chain length, HLB value, temperature, electrolyte, surfactant type that are very important in micellar solubilization are reviewed here. Microemulsion systems show higher capacity of organic hydrocarbons solubilization than the normal micellar system. In the case of biodegradation of organic hydrocarbons, the rate is very slow due to low water solubility and dissolution rate but the presence of surfactants may increase the bioavailability of hydrophobic compounds by solubilization and hence increases the degradation rate. In some cases the presence of it also reduces the rate. In addition to fundamental studies, some laboratory and field studies on removal of organics from contaminated soil are also reviewed to show the applicability of this technology.
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González M, Mingorance MD, Sánchez L, Peña A. Pesticide adsorption on a calcareous soil modified with sewage sludge and quaternary alkyl-ammonium cationic surfactants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2008; 15:8-14. [PMID: 18306881 DOI: 10.1065/espr2007.02.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE Pesticides are often found in soil as a result of their application to control pests. They can be transported on soil particles to surface waters or they can lixiviate and reach other environmental compartments. Soil modification with amendments, such as sewage sludge, and with surfactants, h been proposed to reduce pesticide environmental fate. METHODS The sorption of atrazine, methidathion and diazinon using the batch technique has been studied on non-modified soil and soil modified with sewage sludge and cationic surfactants, as well as the effect of their addition on soil properties such as organic carbon (OC) content and exchange cations. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The OC content of the surfactant modified soils was the highest with the surfactant with the longest hydrocarbon chain (hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, HDTMA). The results of the OC content run in parallel with the increase in pesticide retention. When the sorption was n malized to soil OC content, the retention induced by addition of HDTMA was still the highest, which is an indication that the organic matter derived from the organic cations is a more effective medium to retain dissolved contaminants, than organic matter from native soil. The addition of sewage sludge to the soil did only result in a slight increase of the soil CEC and, hence, moderately affected the ability of the cationic surfactant to retain the pesticides. CONCLUSIONS The addition of cationic surfactants to soil would possibly reduce the movement to groundwater of atrazine, methidathion and diazinon. In the case of HDTMA, the decrease in sorption at high surfactant loadings was very slow, being that the surfactant was able to retain the pesticides at concentration values which clearly exceeded the monolayer coverage. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES Contamination by pesticides, which are present in the soil due to their direct input in this medium or to spills or illegal tipping, may be hindered from migration to groundwater by application of a cationic surfactant.
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- Mariana González
- Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), c/o Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
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Chiu CY, Chen YH, Huang YH. Removal of naphthalene in Brij 30-containing solution by ozonation using rotating packed bed. J Hazard Mater 2007; 147:732-7. [PMID: 17316988 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2006] [Revised: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The removal efficiency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by ozonation using a rotating packed bed (RPB) in the surfactant-containing solution is studied. As an ozonation process starts, the ozone-containing gas is introduced and transferred into to the solution. The target PAHs in the solution would be then eliminated via both the gas stripping and ozonation decomposition. The RPB, which provides high gravitational force by adjusting the rotational speed, is employed as a novel ozone contactor. The naphthalene (NAP) and Brij 30 are chosen as the model pollutant and surfactant. Note that the experiments with different concentrations of NAP, Brij 30, and inlet gas ozone are performed for the further investigation. The residual NAP, effluent dissolved oxygen and ozone, and off-gas ozone concentrations are simultaneously monitored. As a result, the removal of NAP in the RPB is remarkably efficient compared with the convectional contactors because of its greater mass transfer coefficient. Moreover, the removal efficiency of NAP is found significantly dependent on the concentrations of NAP, Brij 30, and inlet gas ozone. It takes about several minutes to reach the steady state under the conditions of this study. In addition, it suggests employing RPBs as ozone contacting devices for the high removal efficiency of NAP. Consequently, the present study is useful for the practicable understanding of application of RPBs for the ozonation of PAHs in surfactant-containing solution.
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- Chun-Yu Chiu
- Department of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, Lan-Yang Institute of Technology, I-Lan 261, Taiwan.
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Shen X, Sun Y, Ma Z, Zhang P, Zhang C, Zhu L. Effects of mixed surfactants on the volatilization of naphthalene from aqueous solutions. J Hazard Mater 2007; 140:187-93. [PMID: 16959406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Revised: 06/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/19/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The effects of mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants, Tween40-SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate), Tween40-SDBS (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate), Tween20-SDS and Tween20-SDBS, on the solubility and volatilization of naphthalene from static aqueous solutions were investigated. The experiment results indicated that mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants can solubilize naphthalene synergistically, which was resulted from the reduction in critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the mixed surfactant and the increase in micellar partition coefficient (K(mc)) of naphthalene between micelles and aqueous phase. The synergistic effects of mixed surfactants resulted in further reduction in volatilization of naphthalene than that induced by single surfactant. A positive linear correlation was found between the synergistic solubilization ratio (DeltaS) and the synergistic inhibitory capacity on naphthalene volatilization (DeltaC) in the presence of mixed surfactants. Results from this study imply that mixed surfactants can be employed in environmental remediation to formulate the needed solubility and volatilization of volatile and semivolatile compounds in aqueous solutions.
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- Xueyou Shen
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China.
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Zhang W, Tsang DCW, Lo IMC. Removal of Pb and MDF from contaminated soils by EDTA- and SDS-enhanced washing. Chemosphere 2007; 66:2025-34. [PMID: 17123574 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2006] [Revised: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 10/04/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Heavy metal- and organic-contaminated sites are ubiquitous, but few studies have been conducted to address such an issue. EDTA- and SDS-enhanced washing was studied for remediation of Pb- and/or marine diesel fuel (MDF)-contaminated soils. The feasibility of recovery and reuse of EDTA and SDS, as well as the physicochemical interactions among the chemical agents, contaminants and soils were extensively investigated using batch experiments. The optimal washing sequence was then determined. The experimental results showed that EDTA could be recovered and reused for four cycles without significant loss of its chelating capacity, while the extraction capability of SDS was noticeably reduced after each reuse cycle. The free phase of marine diesel fuel (MDF) in soils physically isolated the sorbed Pb on soils and thus reducing its extraction by EDTA. The presence of SDS alone or together with low concentration of EDTA was found to enhance Pb removal probably via electrostatic interaction and dissolution of soil organic matter. However, it hindered Pb extraction by high concentration of EDTA, because of the potential formation of complexes between some strongly-bound Pb and SDS, that are more resistant to desorption. Therefore, EDTA washing followed by SDS achieved the highest Pb removal efficiency. On the other hand, MDF removal by SDS was significantly hindered by coexisting Pb in soils, probably because the formation of Pb-dodecyl sulfate (DS) complex would decrease the effective amount of SDS available for forming micelles in solution and enhance MDF sorption. EDTA alone or together with SDS could enhance MDF removal, but the residual MDF after EDTA-washing became more resistant to SDS removal. Consequently, SDS washing followed by EDTA is considered as the optimal washing sequence for MDF removal.
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- Weihua Zhang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xin Gang Xi Road, Guangzhou, China
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