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Study of an Amphoteric Surfactant in a Soil Decontamination Process Using ANS Enhanced Fluorescence: Micellar Behavior and Dosing in Synthetic and Soil Solutions

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Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAS) has been used in a pilot plant study as a biodegradable surfactant for the extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and lead (Pb) from contaminated soils. The soil treatment has been done in flotation cells with a concentration of 0.20 g CAS L−1 in saline conditions (3 M NaCl) and using a pulp density of 20% (w/w). The process integrates the recirculation of the liquid phases separated from the soil by centrifugation or filtration. Thus, it was necessary to understand CAS-PAHs micellar behavior and to follow the behavior and the fate of the surfactant in the process. 1-8-anilino-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS) is used as a fluorophor compound in the ANS enhanced fluorescence technique. A three-dimensional model detailing the change in the micellar behavior at high NaCl concentration and at different pH has been established. Fluorescence results of centrifuged soil matrix containing CAS have been compared to the results from synthetic solutions assays. A method allowing an accurate titration of the CAS has been developed by using the exact same matrix of the soil as the tested samples for the preparation of the calibration curves. The study of the surfactant concentration in the process has been performed and allows the adjustment of the CAS concentration in the recirculated water.

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This project was funded by NSERC CRD and Tecosol Inc. The authors would like to express their gratitude to Vincent Taillard, Myriam Chartier, and Charles Brouard for their technical assistance.

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    Pascal Castellazzi, Guy Mercier & Jean-François Blais

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Castellazzi, P., Mercier, G. & Blais, JF. Study of an Amphoteric Surfactant in a Soil Decontamination Process Using ANS Enhanced Fluorescence: Micellar Behavior and Dosing in Synthetic and Soil Solutions. Water Air Soil Pollut 223, 337–349 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0862-1

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