Phase partitioning modeling of ethanol, isopropanol, and methanol with BTEX compounds in water

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 320-329

  Lee, Kenneth Y ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BTEX compounds; E85; Groundwater contamination; Nonaqueous phase liquid

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METHANOL; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLVENTS; WATER; WATER CONTENT;

BTEX COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS;

ETHANOL;

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; METHANOL; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ALCOHOL; BTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METHANOL; MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PARTITIONING; SOFTWARE; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PHASE PARTITIONING; WATER POLLUTION;

2-PROPANOL; ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORN OIL; ETHANOL; METHANOL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOLUBILITY; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 44449134630     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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