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Assessing air quality inside vehicles and at filling stations by monitoring benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes with the use of semipermeable …
2007
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes) were used as target molecules to evaluate the quality of air inside motor vehicles and near filling stations, using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) as low-cost passive sampling devices. A direct, fast, simple methodology based on the use of headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) was developed for BTEX determinations, without any sample pre-treatment. SPMDs (25.4 cm2 surface, filled with 100 microL triolein) were employed as static samplers. After the selected deployment time, the SPMDs were heated inside a HS vial at 150 degrees C for 20 min and BTEX compounds were determined by GC-MS in selected ion moni…
Influence of ground tire rubber on the transient loading response of a peat biofilter
2010
Abstract The effect of using ground tire rubber (GTR) as an adsorptive material in the removal of a 2:1:1 weight mixture of n-butyl acetate, toluene and m-xylene by using a peat biofilter under different intermittent conditions was investigated. The performance of two identical size biofilters, one packed with fibrous peat alone and the other with a 3:1 (vol) fibrous peat and GTR mixture, was examined for a period of four months. Partition coefficients of both materials were measured. Values of 53, 118 and 402 L kg −1 were determined for n-butyl acetate, toluene and m-xylene in peat, respectively; and values of 40, 609 and 3035 L kg −1 were measured for the same compounds in GTR. Intermitte…
Structure-reactivity relationship for aromatics transalkylation and isomerization process with TNU-9, MCM-22 and ZSM-5 zeolites, and their industrial…
2011
[EN] TNU-9 is a medium pore zeolite with a complex tridimensional channel system. Its catalytic properties have been studied in some reactions that involve the BTX fraction, such as benzene and toluene alkylation with methanol, ethanol or isopropanol. These reactions use in practice medium pore zeolites such as ZSM-5 (MFI) or MCM-22 (MWW), and the selectivities obtained with TNU-9 are compared and analyzed from the point of view of the zeolite structure and pore topology, as well as from its possible industrial application. For benzene alkylation to give ethylbenzene (EB), TNU-9 is an active and selective catalyst with selectivities to EB much higher than ZSM-5 and close to those of the ind…
Xylene isomerization and aromatic alkylation in zeolites NU-87, SSZ-33, β, and ZSM-5: molecular dynamics and catalytic studies
2004
The unique pore topology of zeolite NU-87, with 10-membered ring (MR) channels intersected by perpendicular 12-MR cavities, can offer new opportunities for alkylaromatics isomerization, as well as for aromatics alkylation. The catalytic performance has been studied for meta-xylene isomerization and disproportionation, as well as toluene alkylation with methanol, ethanol, propanol, and isopropanol. Product distribution was interpreted on the basis of pore topology and compared to zeolites with 12-MR (β), 10- and 12-MR (SSZ-33), and 10-MR (ZSM-5) zeolites. The presence of cavities allows more space for the location of bulky intermediates and/or products, and also traps the molecules, allowing…
Comparative evaluation of liquid chromatography versus gas chromatography using a β-cyclodextrin stationary phase for the determination of BTEX in oc…
2009
An HPLC method for the determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and o-xylene, m-xylene and p-xylene in occupational environments was developed and compared with a GC-MS method. Chromatographic analysis using a beta-cyclodextrin stationary phase was performed after active and passive air sampling by adsorption on activated charcoal and pressurized fluid extraction. The analytes were completely separated and quantified using both methods, although GC-MS provided better resolutions and lower detection limits than HPLC. The HPLC method was unsuccessfully applied to the determination of benzene in real samples because its sensitivity was too low. Both methods were applied to the analysis …
Formaldehyde: Catalytic Oxidation as a Promising Soft Way of Elimination
2013
International audience; Compared to other molecules such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and chlorinated compounds, the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde has been studied rarely. However, standards for the emission level of this pollutant will become more restrictive because of its extreme toxicity even at very low concentrations in air. As a consequence, the development of a highly efficient process for its selective elimination is needed. Complete catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde into CO2 and H2O using noble-metal-based catalysts is a promising method to convert this pollutant at room temperature, making this process energetically attractive from an industrial point of view. However, th…
Photodegradation of Toluene, m-Xylene, and n-Butyl Acetate and Their Mixtures over TiO2 Catalyst on Glass Fibers
2012
The abatement of typical paint solvent compounds as individuals and in mixtures was carried out in an annular TiO2 supported reactor, for concentrations up to 900 mg C m–3. Two different fiberglass supports were compared, and the catalyst supported over a fiber mat showed better performance, with a lower pressure drop (>35% of reduction) and a slightly higher removal efficiency (about 2%) than that supported over glass wool. For every target compound in the whole range of relative humidity studied (4–75%), the photocatalytic activity increased with the air water content. The removal of the compounds in the binary and ternary mixtures was depressed, even >90% for toluene, compared with indiv…
Acute toxicity of toluene, hexane, xylene, and benzene to the rotifers Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus plicatilis.
1992
A large number of studies on the biological effects of oil pollution in the aquatic environment deal with the effects of whole crude or refined oils or their water-soluble fractions. However, low boiling, aromatic hydrocarbons, which are probably the most toxic constituents of oil, have until now not been examined in sufficient detail. Toluene, benzene and xylene, constitute a major component of various oils. They may be readily lost by weathering but are toxic in waters that are relatively stagnant and are chronically polluted. Korn et al. have stated that toluene is more toxic than many other hydrocarbons such as benzene, though the latter are more water-soluble. Report of the effects of …
Dithiametacyclophane mit Dreifachbindungen
1994
Dithiametacyclophanes with Triple Bonds Schemes 1 and 2 show the syntheses of dithia[8]metacyclo-phanes 4a-d and tetrathia[m.n]metacyclophanes 9, 10 by cyclization reactions applying the cesium effect. All these cyclophanes contain C—C triple bonds which influence the molecular dynamics; especially the halogen substituents in 4b-d obstruct the topomerization.
Adsorption of p-Xylene/m-Xylene Gas Mixtures on BaY and NaY Zeolites. Coadsorption Equilibria and Selectivities
1997
Coadsorption of the gases p-xylene and m-xylene on BaY and NaY was studied at 150 °C in the range of pressure 10-2-3 hPa. For BaY coadsorption isotherms and single-component adsorption isotherms are perfectly superimposed in the whole range of investigated pressure. The capacity of adsorption of BaY is 3 molecules α-1 for each single component as well as for each mixture under 3 hPa. For NaY coadsorption isotherms lie between those of single p-xylene and m-xylene. The capacity of adsorption of NaY for mixtures is in proportion to the composition of the initial adsorptive mixture and varies from the capacity of adsorption for single p-xylene (3.3 molecules α-1) to that for single m-xylene (3…