Sorption of nonpolar organic compounds, inorganic cations, and inorganic oxyanions by surfactant-modified zeolites

• Published in: ACS symposium series no. 594
• Main Authors: Bowman, R.S. (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM.), Haggerty, G.M, Huddleston, R.G, Neel, D, Flynn, M.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: COMPOSE ORGANIQUE; COMPUESTOS ORGANICOS; SORCION; SORPTION; SURFACTANT; SURFACTANTES; ZEOLITAS; ZEOLITE

Treatment of natural zeolites with cationic surfactants yielded sorbents with a strong affinity for nonpolar organics and for inorganic oxyanions, and caused little decrease in the zeolite's sorption of transition metal cations. Two zeolites modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium or methyl-4-...