Low-Temperature, Mineral-Catalyzed Air Oxidation: A Possible New Pathway for PAH Stabilization in Sediments and Soils

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• 作者：Thierry Ghislain ; Pierre Faure ; Coralie Biache ; Raymond Michels
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：November 15, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：44
• 期：22
• 页码：8547-8552
• 全文大小：275K
• 年卷期：v.44,no.22(November 15, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-5851

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Reactivity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the subsurface is of importance to environmental assessment, as they constitute a highly toxic hazard. Understanding their reactivity in the long term in natural recovering systems is thus a key issue. This article describes an experimental investigation on the air oxidation of fluoranthene (a PAH abundant in natural systems polluted by industrial coal use) at 100 °C on different mineral substrates commonly found in soils and sediments (quartz sand, limestone, and clay). Results demonstrate that fluoranthene is readily oxidized in the presence of limestone and clay, leading to the formation of high molecular weight compounds and a carbonaceous residue as end product especially for clay experiments. As demonstrated elsewhere, the experimental conditions used permitted the reproduction of the geochemical pathway of organic matter observed under natural conditions. It is therefore suggested that low-temperature, mineral-catalyzed air oxidation is a mechanism relevant to the stabilization of PAHs in sediments and soils.