Investigation on the solubilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of single and mixed Gemini surfactants

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 840-847

  Wei, Jia ^a   Huang, Guohe ^a   An, Chunjiang ^a   Yu, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gemini surfactant; Mixed surfactants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

BINARY COMBINATIONS; CATIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANT; CHEMICAL NATURE; CMC VALUES; GEMINI SURFACTANT; MIXED SURFACTANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; SELECTIVE SOLUBILIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; HYDROCARBONS; NAPHTHALENE; PYRENE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS;

CG12; CG16; CG4; CG8; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CATION; PAH; SOLUBILIZATION; SOLUTE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE TENSION;

NAPHTHALENES; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 79956129554     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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