Physicochemical aspects of the application of surfactants and biosurfactants in soil remediation

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 579-588

  Pastewski, Sebastian ^a   Hallmann, Elzbieta ^a   Medrzycka, Krystyna ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Emulsification; Micellar solubilization; Rhamnolipids; Soil remediation; Wetting

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMPURITIES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOILS; WETTING;

BIOSURFACTANT; MICELLAR SOLUBILIZATION; RHAMNOLIPIDS; SOIL REMEDIATION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE; BIOSURFACTANT; LIPID; SURFACTANT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

EID: 33747194694     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.23.579     Document Type: Article

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