Due to their chemical and thermal stability, perfluorinated surfactants (PF
Ss) are promising materials for the development of novel environmental reme
diation applications. This stability also leads to the persistence of PFS i
n the environment; therefore, their properties and behavior should be well
understood. This study focused on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and
PFS interactions, particularly the solubilization of PAHs by PFS micelles.
Naphthalene. phenanthrene, and pyrene were selected as representative PAHs
and an anionic PFS. ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) was used. Critical
micelle concentration (CMC) values of APFO measured by surface tension, flu
orescence probe, and solubility enhancement methods fell in the range of 20
-30 mM at 22 +/- 1 degreesC. Apparent solubilities of molecular oxygen and
PAHs in APFO micellar solutions depended linearly on the APFO concentration
. Molar solubilization ratio (MSR) values were determined to be 9.50 x 10(-
4), 4.17 x 10(-3), 2.31 x 10(-4), and 4.09 x 10(-5) and mole fraction micel
lar partition coefficient (K-mic) values were found to be 1.89 x 10(2), 9.5
0 x 10(2), 2.12 x 10(3), and 3.79 x 10(3) for oxygen, naphthalene, phenanth
rene, and pyrene, respectively at 22 +/- 1 degreesC. log K-mic values for t
hree PAHs were shown to be linearly correlated with the log values of octan
ol-water partition coefficients (log K-ow). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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