A comparative study on the recovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from fly ash and lignite coal.
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).
Arditsoglou
Anastasia
A
Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Terzi
Eleni
E
Kalaitzoglou
Maria
M
Samara
Constantini
C
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
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012997:Solvents