2007
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618802
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Removal of Hydrophobic Micro-Organic Pollutants from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents by Sorption onto Synthetic Polymeric Adsorbents: Batch Sorption Experiments

Abstract: The use of a synthetic form polymer, polypropylene, as a sorbent for hydrophobic organic compounds present in municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent was investigated. To enhance the sorption capacity of polypropylene for hydrophobic organic compounds, polypropylene was coated with a thin layer of n-hexane. Sorption of target compounds onto polypropylene and polypropylene coated with n-hexane was evaluated by carrying out equilibrium and kinetic batch experiments. Three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, … Show more

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“…The sorption of aromatic compounds on polyethylene as a membrane material was studied [12]. HOCs from municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents could be removed by sorption onto polypropylene [13]. Although the mechanism of adsorptive interaction between plastics and HOCs has not yet been fully elucidated, the available information suggests that sorption technology using these polymers has great promise as a tool for HOC removal from the environment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sorption of aromatic compounds on polyethylene as a membrane material was studied [12]. HOCs from municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents could be removed by sorption onto polypropylene [13]. Although the mechanism of adsorptive interaction between plastics and HOCs has not yet been fully elucidated, the available information suggests that sorption technology using these polymers has great promise as a tool for HOC removal from the environment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%