Surfactant-Enhanced Washing of Aged PAH Contaminated Soils: Comparison between Nonionic Surfactant and Anionic Surfactant

2014 ◽  
Vol 522-524 ◽  
pp. 316-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Lian Li ◽  
Rong Hui Qu ◽  
Xue Mei Han ◽  
Jia Jun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Micelle Concentration ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Anionic Surfactant ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Surfactant Concentration ◽  
Nonionic Surfactants ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
Triton X

Nonionic surfactants Triton X-100 (TX100), Triton X-305 and anionic surfactant SDS were used to desorb PAHs from contaminated soil. The surfactant loss due to sorption/ precipitation and PAH removal efficiency by each surfactant were evaluated. Due to sorption/precipitation, the apparent critical micelle concentration (CMCsoil) values for the 3 surfactants are 1.3-3.8 times their corresponding CMC values in aqueous solutions. The maximal surfactant loss follows the order of SDS>>TX100>TX305. The anionic surfactant SDS is quite different from nonionic surfactants TX100 and TX305 in PAH removal. SDS can effectively remove 3-ring PAHs at very low concentration, but is not so efficient for 5 or 6-ring PAHs. While for nonionic surfactants TX100 and TX305, the removal efficiencies of PAHs increased with increasing surfactant concentration. Nonionic surfactants at low concentration cannot facilitate PAH desorption, but enhance the retardation of PAHs in soil. While anionic surfactant SDS enhanced PAH desorption at all the concentrations.

scholarly journals Effect of Soil Washing Solutions on Simultaneous Removal of Heavy Metals and Arsenic from Contaminated Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanghee Cho ◽  
Eunji Myung ◽  
Hyunsoo Kim ◽  
Cheonyoung Park ◽  
Nagchoul Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Soil Washing ◽  
Metal Extraction ◽  
Simultaneous Removal ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using a solution of sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid as an extraction method for soil-washing to remove Cu, Pb, Zn, and As from contaminated soil. We treated various soil particles, including seven fraction sizes, using sulfuric acid. In addition, to improve Cu, Pb, Zn, and As removal efficiencies, washing agents were compared through batch experiments. The results showed that each agent behaved differently when reacting with heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Zn) and As. Sulfuric acid was more effective in extracting heavy metals than in extracting As. However, phosphoric acid was not effective in extracting heavy metals. Compared with each inorganic acid, As removal from soil by washing agents increased in the order of sulfuric acid (35.81%) < phosphoric acid (62.96%). Therefore, an enhanced mixture solution using sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid to simultaneously remove heavy metals and As from contaminated soils was investigated. Sulfuric acid at 0.6 M was adopted to combine with 0.6 M phosphoric acid to obtain the mixture solution (1:1) that was used to determine the effect for the simultaneous removal of both heavy metals and As from the contaminated soil. The removal efficiencies of As, Cu, Pb, and Zn were 70.5%, 79.6%, 80.1%, and 71.2%, respectively. The combination of sulfuric acid with phosphoric acid increased the overall As and heavy metal extraction efficiencies from the contaminated soil samples. With the combined effect of dissolving oxides and ion exchange under combined washings, the removal efficiencies of heavy metals and As were higher than those of single washings.

scholarly journals Adsorption of Sodium Hexadecyl Sulfate and Triton X from Binary Aqueous Solutions at Thermally Graphitized Carbon Black

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
Olga Kochkodan ◽  
Victor Maksin ◽  
Tetyana Semenenko
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Nonionic Surfactant ◽  
Adsorption Layer ◽  
Nonionic Surfactants ◽  
Graphitized Carbon Black ◽  
Bulk Solution ◽  
Graphitized Carbon ◽  
Individual Solution ◽  
Triton X

Adsorption of anionic sodium hexadecyl sulfate (SHS) and nonionic Triton X surfactants with different ethoxylation degree: TX-45, TX-100 and TX-300 from their individual and mixed aqueous solutions at the surface of thermally graphitized carbon black (CB) was studied. It was found that at low solution concentrations addition of the nonionic surfactant increases the amount of SHS adsorbed from SHS/Triton X mixtures compared to SHS amount adsorbed from its individual solution. These findings might be explained by decreasing in electrostatic repulsion between SHS ions due to inclusion of the molecules of the nonionic surfactant in the mixed adsorption layer. At higher solution concentrations, adsorption of SHS decrease as a result of displacement of SHS ions from the mixed adsorption layer by Triton X molecules. It was established that the composition of the mixed adsorption layer at CB surface notably differ from the composition of the surfactant mixture in the bulk solution. The mixed adsorption layer is enriched with the molecules of the nonionic surfactants and this conclusion is confirmed by the results of measuring zeta potential of CB particles with the adsorbed surfactants.

scholarly journals Remediation of Aviation Kerosene-Contaminated Soil by Sophorolipids from Candida bombicola CB 2107

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1981
Author(s):  
Torsha Goswami ◽  
Filip M. G. Tack ◽  
Lenka McGachy ◽  
Marek Šír
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Synthetic Surfactant ◽  
Contaminant Removal ◽  
Candida Bombicola ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
Triton X ◽  
Synthetic Surfactants

Yeast-derived biosurfactants may substitute or complement chemical surfactants as green reagents to extract petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soil. The effectiveness of contaminant clean-up by sophorolipids was tested on kerosene-contaminated soil with reference to traditional synthetic surfactants. The sophorolipids produced by the yeast Candida bombicola CB 2107, cultivated with the carbon sources 10 g/L glucose and 10 g/L rapeseed oil, were most effective in contaminant removal. This biosurfactant revealed a critical micelle concentration of 108 mg/L which was close to that of Triton X-100 (103 mg/L), the synthetic surfactant considered as reference. It outperformed Triton X-100 in reducing kerosene concentrations (C10–C40) in contaminated soils. In a soil initially containing 1080 mg/kg of C10–C40, the concentration was reduced to 350 mg/kg using the biosurfactant, and to 670 mg/kg using Triton-X. In the soil with initial concentration of 472 mg/kg, concentrations were reduced to 285 and 300 mg/kg for biosurfactant and Triton X-100, respectively. Sophorolipids have the potential to replace synthetic surfactants. Properties and performance of the biosurfactants, however, strongly differ depending on the yeast and the growing conditions during production.

Remediation of phenanthrene contaminated soils by nonionic–anionic surfactant washing coupled with activated carbon adsorption

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1552-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfei Liu ◽  
Weihong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Anionic Surfactant ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Soil Washing ◽  
Mixed Surfactants ◽  
Mixed Surfactant ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Triton X

Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of nonionic–anionic mixed surfactants and their recovery through activated carbon. The solubilization capabilities of mixed surfactants toward phenanthrene (PHE) were reduced by addition of anionic surfactant to the mixed systems. Results showed that sorption of Triton X-100 (TX100) onto soil decreased with increasing mass fraction of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the mixed surfactant solutions. Soil contaminated with PHE at 200 mg/kg was washed with different surfactant concentrations at various mass ratios of nonionic–anionic mixed surfactant. Experiments with low-concentrations of mixed surfactants revealed that removal efficiencies for PHE-contaminated soil close to the individual higher nonionic surfactant concentration can be achieved. Overall performance considering both soil washing and surfactant recovery steps is apposite when an TX100:SDS mass ratio of 8:2 at 3 g/L is used.

Influence of Triton X-100 and SDBS on the Sorption of Streptomycin Sulfate from Soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 186-189
Author(s):  
Hong Mei Zhao ◽  
Yong Li Liang ◽  
Wen Yan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Anionic Surfactant ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Soil Washing ◽  
Distribution Coefficients ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Streptomycin Sulfate ◽  
Surfactant Solutions ◽  
Remediation Efficiency ◽  
Triton X ◽  
The Impact

Although surfactants have been considered in surfactant-aided soil washing systems, there is little information on the adsorption of the impact of surfactant on the adsorption of antibiotic, and this may have significant implications for the soil. In this study, Triton X-100 and SDBS were selected to study its effect on the sorption of Streptomycin sulfate from soil under equilibrium sorption. The adsorption of Streptomycin sulfate on soils in surfactant free and surfactant solutions of different critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) has been studied .The applied surfactant concentrations (X) ranged from below the (nominal) CMC to 5 times the CMC. For relatively water-soluble Streptomycin sulfate, the distribution coefficients with anionic surfactant (Kd*) deceeded those without surfactant (Kd), while non-ionic (Kd*) all exceeded those without surfactant (Kd). The Kd*/Kd ratios were used to evaluate the efficiency of surfactants and it was found that anionic surfactant is a better choice for remediation of contaminated soils whereas non-ionic surfactants leads to poor remediation efficiency.

Effects of gamma radiation on phase behaviour and critical micelle concentration of Triton X-100 aqueous solutions

2007 ◽  
Vol 311 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Valdés-Díaz ◽  
S. Rodríguez-Calvo ◽  
A. Pérez-Gramatges ◽  
M. Rapado-Paneque ◽  
F.A. Fernandez-Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Micelle Concentration ◽  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Phase Behaviour ◽  
Triton X

Mass transfer limitation in PAH-contaminated soil remediation

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ick-Tae Yeom ◽  
Mriganka M. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Batch Experiments ◽  
Mass Transfer Limitation ◽  
Manufactured Gas Plant ◽  
Different Types ◽  
14Co2 Production ◽  
Triton X

Batch experiments were conducted to determine the effects of Triton X-100, a nonionic phenolic ethoxylate surfactant, on the biodegradation of soil-bound naphthalene and phenanthrene. Two different types of soils, one contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for different lengths of time, 2 days to 10 months, in the laboratory and the other, a field-contaminated soil from a manufactured gas plant (MGP) site, were used. Biodegradation of PAHs was measured by monitoring the 14CO2 production for the artificially contaminated soils and the residual PAHs in soil phase for the MGP soil. Without adding surfactant, the mineralization rate of phenanthrene was significantly smaller in the 1 0-month contaminated soil compared to that in the 2-day contaminated soil. Presumably, mineralization was mass-transfer limited in the soil with longer contamination period. Triton X-100 significantly enhanced mineralization in the 10 month-old soil but none in the 2-day old soil. The MGP soil, weathered over 2-3 decades, exhibited even greater enhancement of mineralization. Mineralization of PAHs in aged soils appears to be controlled by mass transfer rather than the rate of biodegradation. Surfactants increase the rate of release of soil-bound contaminant and thus help promote biodegradation.

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