Removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons from scrap tires by solvent extraction

Hyeong Seok Lee; Jung Whan Yoo

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.28, No.4, 1065-1069, April, 2011

DOI10.1007/s11814-010-0462-6 Export Citation

Removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons from scrap tires by solvent extraction

Hyeong Seok Lee^{1, 2}, and Jung Whan Yoo^{1, †}

¹Eco-Composite Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 233-5, Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 153-801, Korea
²Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Korea

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This study analyzes polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds released from scrap tires by GC/MS and introduces a simple extraction process at ambient conditions to remove PAHs from scrap tires. The PAH species released from scrap tires included seven PAH compounds with high molecular weight and 4- and 5-aromatic rings and total-PAH content of 159 mg/L. When scrap tires were extracted using hot water (180 ℃) for 3 h, the overall removal efficiency was 53%, indicating that PAHs were not adequately removed by this method. However, using organic solvents, the overall PAH removal efficiency improved to 82% for propionic acid and 70% for acetic acid, because the mass transfer of PAHs within scrap tires increases with decreasing dielectric constant. The PAH removal efficiency was dependent on solvent type and temperature.

Keywords:Scrap Tires;PAHs;Solvent Extraction;Removal

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[Referenced By]

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[2] San Miguel G, Fowler GD, Sollars CJ, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 37(6), 2430 (1998)

[3] Vizuete EM, Garcia AM, Gisbert AN, Gonzalez CF, Serrano VG, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 67, 35 (2004)

[4] Chien YC,Ton S, Lee MH, Chia T, Shu HY, Wu YS, Sci. Total Environ., 309, 35 (2003)

[5] Simpson CD, Cullen WR, Quinlan KB, Reimer KJ, Chemosphere., 31, 4143 (1995)

[6] Levitt JS, N’Guessan AL, Rapp KL, Nyman MC, Water Res., 37, 3016 (2003)

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[8] Kronholm J, Kalpala J, Hartonen K, Riekkola ML, J. Supercrit. Fluids, 23(2), 123 (2002)

[9] Zuloaga O, Fitzpatrick LJ, Etxebarria N, Dean JR, J. Environ. Monit., 2, 634 (2000)

[10] Vandenburg HJ, Clifford AA, Bartle KD, Carlson RE, Carroll J, Newton ID, Analyst., 124, 1707 (1999)

[11] Hartonen K, Meissner G, Kesala T, Riekkola ML, J. Microcolumn Sep., 12, 412 (2000)

[12] Ferrarese E, Andreottola G, Oprea IA, J. Hazard. Mater., 152(1), 128 (2008)

[13] Wild SR, Jones KC, Environ. Pollut., 88, 91 (1995)

[14] Bonten LTC, Grotenhuis TC, Rulkens WH, Chemosphere., 38, 3627 (1999)

[15] Cornelissen G, Noort PCMV, Parsons JR, Govers HAJ, Environ. Sci. Technol., 31, 454 (1997)