Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs adsorption

Murillo et al. (2004) studied the adsorption of phenanthrene (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon -PAH) from helium as carrier gas on a coke fixed-bed adsorber, at 150 °C. The isotherm of the phenanthrene-coke system at 150 °C was found to be of Freundlich type with Fr = 0.161 and KF = 1.9 (mol/kg)(m3/mol)0161. The isotherm has been derived for phenanthrene concentrations between 1.71 X 10 4 and 1.35 X 10-2 mol/m3. Finally, the average solid-phase diffusion coefficient, calculated from several experimental runs, was found to be 6.77 X 10-8 cm2/s. 

Weissenfels, W. D., Klewer, H-J. Langhoff,J. (1992). Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by soil particles influence on biodegradability and biotoxicity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 36, 689-96. 

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is a suitable process for many separation problems. The regeneration of the supercritical fluid is as important as the extraction step itself Therefore this paper presents a method to do this in a more isobaric way than the customary pressure reduction regeneration. For the example of soil remediation we have investigated the activated carbon regeneration of supercritical carbon dioxide loaded with the low-volatile polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pyrene. Characteristics of supercritical fluid extraction for soil remediation are elevated temperatures and pressures up to 370 K and 300 bar. For this reason adsorption isotherms of pyrene on activated carbon up to these conditions are measured first. Subsequently this method is used to regenerate carbon dioxide in a closed solvent cycle plant with a 4 1 extractor. An economic analysis using these results indicate that the soil remediation costs will decrease for about 20 - 30 % by means of an activated carbon adsorber. 

BomehofP examined the adsorption of a number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) using a variety of activated carbons under laboratory and field... 

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