Main Title |
Adsorption of Surfactants (Chapter 7). |
Author |
Brownawell, B. J. ;
Chen, H. ;
Zhang, W. ;
Westall., J. C. ;
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CORP Author |
State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook. Marine Sciences Research Center. ;Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Chemistry.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. |
Publisher |
1991 |
Year Published |
1991 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-816875; EPA/600/A-92/013; |
Stock Number |
PB92-143809 |
Additional Subjects |
Surfactants ;
Water pollution effects ;
Adsorption ;
Land pollution ;
Organic compounds ;
Waste treatment ;
Industrial wastes ;
Consumer products ;
Chemical properties ;
Cation exchanging ;
Sulfur organic compounds ;
Oxygen organic compounds ;
Nitrogen organic compounds ;
Sorbents ;
Isotherms ;
Environmental transport ;
Sediments ;
Sediment-water interfaces ;
Surface reactions ;
Reprints ;
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NTIS |
PB92-143809 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
24p |
Abstract |
Surfactants are used in increasingly large quantities in a number of consumer and industrial products. Adsorption of surfactants to surfaces of suspended particles affects their removal in waste treatment plants. Adsorption of surfactants on particles affects their distribution, fate, and effects in natural waters. Experiments were conducted to study the properties of surfactant (charge and structure), solution (H(+)), (Ca(2+)), and (Na(+)), and sorbent (e.g., organic carbon and cation exchange capacity) that affect adsorption. The surfactants studied included dodecylpyridinium, homologs of linear alkylbenzenesulfonates, and homologs of 'alcohol ethoxylates' (monoalkyl ethers of poly(ethylene glycol)). Adsorption isotherms were determined for a set of five soils and sediments. Isotherms determined with aqueous-phase concentrations in the submicromolar range were all nonlinear and were described well by the Freundlich equation. The adsorption energies reflected a combination of hydrophobic, electrostatic, and specific chemical interactions. The results of the authors' study indicate that the properties of sorbent and solution that control adsorption are different for different classes of surfactants. The results are discussed relative to adsorption mechanisms and surfactant speciation in natural waters. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Organic Substances and Sediments in Water: Processes and Analytical, v2 1991. See also PB80-189574. Prepared in cooperation with Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Chemistry. Sponsored by Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Book chapter. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Adsorption of Surfactants (Chapter 7). |
Category Codes |
68D; 68; 68C; 71Q; 99F |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/15 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
209921619 |
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NTIS |
Type |
CAT |