Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon extraction from a coal tar-contaminated soil using aqueous solutions of nonionic surfactants

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 3095-3107

  Paterson, Iain F ^a   Chowdhry, Babur Z ^a   Leharne, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS;

ADSORPTION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; EXTRACTION; HYDROCARBONS; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

ANTHRACENE; COAL TAR; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYSORBATE 20; PROPYLENE OXIDE; TRITON X 100;

EXTRACTION METHOD; PAH; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0033151340     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00515-3     Document Type: Article

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