Micellar enhanced ultrafiltration （MEUF） is a new effective treatment technology for the filtration removal of organic pollutants through solubilization. The present paper is aimed to study the solubilization of org...Micellar enhanced ultrafiltration （MEUF） is a new effective treatment technology for the filtration removal of organic pollutants through solubilization. The present paper is aimed to study the solubilization of organic compounds such as chlorobenzene （CB）, pyrene and phenol by anionic, cationic and mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants such as sodium dodecyl sulfate （SDS）, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTMAB） and Tween-80 （TW80） and the mixed SDS-TW80 with a batch equilibrium method. This study enables us to supply deeper investigation for MEUF. The results showed that solubilization capacity was not obvious below the critical micellar concentration （CMC）. The apparent solubilities of organic compounds were linearly related to surfactant concentrations over their CMCs. Solubilization capacity by single surfactants follow the order of TW80 〉 CTMAB 〉 SDS. The results also proved that the solubilization of the organic contaminants by the mixed surfactants can significantly be enhanced compared with the single anionic surfactant SDS. Whereas the CMC can be decreased, the solubility can be increased as long as the mass ratio of nonionic surfactant increases. The solubility enhancement efficiency of the different organic compounds follow the order of phenol 〉 CB 〉 pyrene. In addition, the solubilization ratio appears to be positively relative to the intrinsic water solubility of the organic contaminants and negatively correlates to octanol-water coefficients （Kow） of organic compounds and the hydrophile-lypophile balance values （HLB） of the surfactants.展开更多
文摘Micellar enhanced ultrafiltration （MEUF） is a new effective treatment technology for the filtration removal of organic pollutants through solubilization. The present paper is aimed to study the solubilization of organic compounds such as chlorobenzene （CB）, pyrene and phenol by anionic, cationic and mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants such as sodium dodecyl sulfate （SDS）, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTMAB） and Tween-80 （TW80） and the mixed SDS-TW80 with a batch equilibrium method. This study enables us to supply deeper investigation for MEUF. The results showed that solubilization capacity was not obvious below the critical micellar concentration （CMC）. The apparent solubilities of organic compounds were linearly related to surfactant concentrations over their CMCs. Solubilization capacity by single surfactants follow the order of TW80 〉 CTMAB 〉 SDS. The results also proved that the solubilization of the organic contaminants by the mixed surfactants can significantly be enhanced compared with the single anionic surfactant SDS. Whereas the CMC can be decreased, the solubility can be increased as long as the mass ratio of nonionic surfactant increases. The solubility enhancement efficiency of the different organic compounds follow the order of phenol 〉 CB 〉 pyrene. In addition, the solubilization ratio appears to be positively relative to the intrinsic water solubility of the organic contaminants and negatively correlates to octanol-water coefficients （Kow） of organic compounds and the hydrophile-lypophile balance values （HLB） of the surfactants.
