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HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés.

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Waste oils have been studied as a solvent for absorption and biodegradation of 7 VOC  Volatility, viscosity, partition coefficient and toxicity towards VOC were investigated  Choice of a solvent depends also on its availability and cost  Engine oil is not appropriate to absorption of VOC because of its high volatility  Hydraulic oil is the most suitable waste oil for absorption and biodegradation of VOC

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