Modeling nonlinear sorption of alcohol ethoxylates to sediment: The influence of molecular structure and sediment properties

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5712-5718

  Droge, Steven T J ^a,b   Yarza Irusta, Leire ^a   Hermens, Joop L M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES; BI-LAYER; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAY MINERAL ILLITE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; DUAL MODE MODEL; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR MAXIMA; LANGMUIRS; LINEAR SORPTION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MINERAL SURFACES; NON-LINEARITY; NON-POLAR; NONLINEAR SORPTION; SEDIMENT PROPERTIES; SORPTION COEFFICIENTS; SORPTION DATA;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLAY MINERALS; ISOTHERMS; MINING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MINERALS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE; MINERAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; CLAY MINERAL; ISOTHERM; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SORPTION; SUBSTRATE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOTHERM; MOLECULAR MODEL; SEA; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BENTONITE; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KAOLIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 68049130021     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900452p     Document Type: Article

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