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Sorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to Lignin: Effects of Hydrophobicity and Temperature

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The study of the sorption of contaminants to lignin is significant for understanding the migration of contaminants in the environment as well as developing low cost sorbent. In this study, sorption of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), naphthalene, acenaphthene and phenanthrene, to lignin was investigated. Sorption isotherms were well described by both linear and Freundlich sorption models. Sorption coefficients of PAHs to lignin from water obtained from regression of both linear model (K d) and Freundlich model (K f) were highly positively correlated with hydrophobicity of PAHs. The amorphous structure of lignin provided sufficient sorption domain for partitioning of PAHs, and the attraction between PAHs molecules and aromatic fractions in lignin via π–π electron-donor–acceptor (π–π EDA) interaction is hypothesized to provide a strong sorption force. Thermodynamic modeling revealed that sorption of PAHs to lignin was a spontaneous and exothermic process.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (21307122) and Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LQ12B07003). Corresponding author was partly supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment as the Geo-Advanced Innovative Action Project (G112-00056-0004-0).

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China

    Ming Zhang, Li Heng Xu & Yong Sik Ok

  2. Department of Soil Science, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11362, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Mahtab Ahmad

  3. Korea Biochar Research Center and Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, Korea

    Ming Zhang, Mahtab Ahmad, Sang Soo Lee & Yong Sik Ok

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Zhang, M., Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S. et al. Sorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to Lignin: Effects of Hydrophobicity and Temperature. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 93, 84–88 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1290-x

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