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Synergism in the desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil models by mixed surfactant solutions

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This study investigates the effect of a mixed surfactant system on the desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil model systems. The interaction of a non-ionic surfactant, Tween 80, and an anionic one, sodium laurate, forming mixed micelles, produces several beneficial effects, including reduction of adsorption onto solid of the non-ionic surfactant, decrease in the precipitation of the fatty acid salt, and synergism to solubilize PAHs from solids compared with individual surfactants.

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This research was supported in part by grants from Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Técnica (ANPCyT), Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Provincia de Córdoba (MINCyT) and Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). P. S. thanks ANPCyT for a research fellowship. We also thank Dr. Laura Borgnino for the gift of the sample of sediment used in this work.

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Sales, P.S., Fernández, M.A. Synergism in the desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil models by mixed surfactant solutions. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 10158–10164 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6242-z

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Keywords

  • Solubilization
  • Mixed surfactants
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Adsorption
  • Extraction
  • Synergism