Effect of electrolyte and temperature on volatile organic compounds removal from wastewater using aqueous surfactant two-phase system of cationic and anionic surfactant mixtures

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2582-2597

  Weschayanwiwat, Punjaporn ^b   Krutlert, Duanghathai ^b   Scamehorn, John F ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Aqueous surfactant two phase system; BTEX; Cationic surfactant; Extraction

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANT MIXTURES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS SURFACTANT TWO-PHASE SYSTEM; BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; BTEX; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); DILUTE PHASE; DIPHENYLOXIDE; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; EXTRACTION SYSTEMS; HEALTH EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; ISOTROPIC PHASIS; MOLAR RATIO; NACL CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PARTITION RATIOS; PRE-CONCENTRATION; SINGLE STAGE; SURFACTANT AGGREGATES; SURFACTANT COMPOSITION; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SURFACTANT-BASED SEPARATIONS; SURFACTANT-RICH PHASE; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOPHYSICS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DYES; ETHYLBENZENE; IMPURITIES; MICELLES; MIXTURES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHASE SEPARATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; XYLENE;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS;

ELECTROLYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION METHOD; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER;

EID: 70350564090     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390903012130     Document Type: Article

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