Partitioning of Aromatic Constituents into Water from Jet Fuels

Tien, CJ; Shu, YY; Ciou, SR; Chen, CS

HERO ID

2902132

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2015

Language

English

PMID

25840956

HERO ID 2902132
In Press No
Year 2015
Title Partitioning of Aromatic Constituents into Water from Jet Fuels
Authors Tien, CJ; Shu, YY; Ciou, SR; Chen, CS
Journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume 69
Issue 2
Page Numbers 153-162
Abstract A comprehensive study of the most commonly used jet fuels (i.e., Jet A-1 and JP-8) was performed to properly assess potential contamination of the subsurface environment from a leaking underground storage tank occurred in an airport. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the concentration ranges of the major components in the water-soluble fraction of jet fuels and to estimate the jet fuel-water partition coefficients (K fw) for target compounds using partitioning experiments and a polyparameter linear free-energy relationship (PP-LFER) approach. The average molecular weight of Jet A-1 and JP-8 was estimated to be 161 and 147 g/mole, respectively. The density of Jet A-1 and JP-8 was measured to be 786 and 780 g/L, respectively. The distribution of nonpolar target compounds between the fuel and water phases was described using a two-phase liquid-liquid equilibrium model. Models were derived using Raoult's law convention for the activity coefficients and the liquid solubility. The observed inverse, log-log linear dependence of the K fw values on the aqueous solubility were well predicted by assuming jet fuel to be an ideal solvent mixture. The experimental partition coefficients were generally well reproduced by PP-LFER.
Doi 10.1007/s00244-015-0154-7
Pmid 25840956
Wosid WOS:000357337600003
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