scholarly journals Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and selected plants

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vácha ◽  
J. Čechmánková ◽  
J. Skála
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Soil Solution ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Soil Characteristics ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Plant Characteristics ◽  
Soil Load ◽  
Laboratory Column

The influence of soil load with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on their contents in selected plants was investigated. A set of experiments was realized in three years. The influence of extreme soil load with PAHs (soil contaminated by floods and sludge application) on their content in plants was observed in a pot trial. A laboratory column extract trial investigated PAHs transfer from the soil into soil solution in different conditions. The results showed that the transfer of PAHs into plants is influenced mainly by chemical characteristics of the substances (the number and position of aromatic nuclei); by soil characteristics (content and quality of soil organic matter) and by plant characteristics (plant species and plant bodies). The roots of tested plants were loaded with PAHs thanks to the transfer of less-nuclei compounds (2–3 nuclei) in soil solution into the roots and thanks to the binding of more nuclei compounds (4–6 nuclei) on organic substances in epidermis and primary bark of roots. These results were confirmed by a laboratory column trial.

scholarly journals Effects of Neutralization, Decoloration, and Deodorization on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during Laboratory-Scale Oil Refining Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Ma ◽  
Longkai Shi ◽  
Yulan Liu ◽  
Qiyu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Refining Process ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Deodorized Oils

The influence of technological operations during oil refining process on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in neutralized, bleached, and deodorized oils was investigated on the basis of laboratory-scale study. Under the best experimental conditions, benzo[a]pyrene decreased by 85.1%, 99.7%, and 40.8% in neutralized, bleached, and deodorized oils, respectively. Total of 16 analytes decreased by 55.7%, 87.5%, and 47.7%, respectively. Bleaching with activated charcoal was the most efficient procedure to reduce PAHs in crude oil. Neutralization had a modest influence on sixteen analytes; however, deodorization was only responsible for a slight decrease in the light PAHs and heavy PAHs contents. Data obtained in this study suggest that the use of activated carbon during oil refining process is highly recommended; moreover, these results provide a useful guidance for oil refining plant to reduce security risk and ensure the quality of the vegetable oil products.

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