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Vapor-phase interactions and diffusion of organic solvents in the unsaturated zone

Environmental Geology and Water Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705097

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This article presents an analysis of the interactions and static movement of 37 organic solvents as vapors through the unsaturated soil zone. The physicochemical interactions of the organic vapors with unsaturated soil materials were emphasized with focus on diffusive, and adsorptive interactions. Fick's Law and porous media diffusion coefficients for most of the solvent vapors were either compiled or estimated; coefficients were not available for some of the fluorinated solvents. The adsorption of some of the solvent vapors by silica was concluded to be due to hydrogen bond formation with surface silanol groups. Heats of adsorption data for different adsorbents were also compiled. There were very few data on the adsorption of these solvent vapors by soils, but it appears that the magnitude of adsorption of nonpolar solvents is reduced as the relative humidity of the vapor-solid system is increased. Consequently, the interaction of the vapors may then separated into two processes; (1) gas-water partitioning described by Henry's Law constants, and (2) solid-water adsorption coefficients which may be estimated from liquid-solid partition coefficients (Kd values). ?? 1990 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Vapor-phase interactions and diffusion of organic solvents in the unsaturated zone
Series title Environmental Geology and Water Sciences
DOI 10.1007/BF01705097
Volume 15
Issue 2
Year Published 1990
Language English
Publisher location Springer-Verlag
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Environmental Geology and Water Sciences
First page 101
Last page 110
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