Aqueous Solubility Enhancement and Desorption of Sudan III Dye from Contaminated Soil Using Plant Based Natural Surfactant

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds are non-polar hydrophobic organic compounds comprising two or more fused benzene rings, with meagre aqueous solubility [1]. These compounds may be released to the environment through the disposal of coal tar and other coal processing wastes, petroleum sludges, asphalt, creosote and other wood preservative wastes like pentachloro phenol, chemical wastes and soot [2]. There were many wood preservative sites contaminated with pentachloro phenol in Canada. The major sources of other organic contaminants like PAHs are in coal storage sites, coking sites and tar ponds. In addition, organic contaminants are also generated from the industrial wastes like in the manufacturing process of halogenated phenols and other

Investigations on Natural Surfactant obtained from Soap-Nuts through Spectrophotometric Interactions with Congo Red and Comparison with Commercial Surfactants

“…Characterization of soap nuts fruit pericarp powder: Characteristics of soap nuts fruit pericarp powder was done [47].…”