title: A comparative study on the recovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from fly ash and lignite coal.
abstract: The recovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from lignite coal burnt in Greek power stations and the fly ash produced is examined comparatively using Soxhlet, ultrasonic and accelerated solvent extraction procedures with various organic solvents. Soxhlet using toluene/methanol mixture and accelerated solvent extraction/toluene were found to be the most efficient methods for fly ash PAHs, yielding average recoveries of about 80%. The accelerated solvent extraction/toluene procedure was superior for lignite PAHs, yielding 96% average recovery, whereas ultrasonic and Soxhlet extraction yielded relatively lower recoveries (75% and 67%, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arditsoglou
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalaitzoglou
authors.forename: Constantini
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Samara
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods; D003031:Coal; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D017745:Incineration; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D011210:Power Plants; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012997:Solvents