Abstract
To understand the intercorrelation between the heterogeneity of kerogen and sorptive-desorptive characteristics, the sorption and desorption equilibria of phenanthrene and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene were measured for three different types of coal (lignite, bark coal and fusinite) using a batch technique. The results show that the sorption and desorption of phenanthrene and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene are highly nonlinear and significantly hysteretic. The observed sorptive differences among the three coals are explained via the structural and chemical heterogeneity of kerogen.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 145-149 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Nov 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Environmental Science
Keywords
- Desorption
- Hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs)
- Kerogen
- Sorption