Immobilization of organic pollutants in cement pastes admixed with organophilic materials

Waste Manag Res. 2008 Dec;26(6):515-22. doi: 10.1177/0734242X08095072.

Abstract

The results of 2-chloroaniline (2-CA) immobilization experiments in cement matrices, using an organophilic clay modified with phenolic resins as pre-sorbent, are shown. The 2-CA suspended in water was kept in contact with the organoclay for 24 h, and the slurry obtained was then admixed with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) without additional water, to obtain a firm solid waste. Six cement-clay pastes were prepared with the same water-to-cement ratio (0.50 wt/wt), but with different slurry composition (water-to-organoclay ratio equal to 10 and 5 wt/wt, respectively) and different amounts of 2-CA suspended in water, namely 5000, 15 000, and 25 000 ppmw (weight). Dynamic leach tests were performed on solidified monoliths in order to assess the successful immobilization of the 2-CA. Moreover, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses were carried out.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Silicates / chemistry
  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry*
  • Clay
  • Construction Materials / analysis*
  • Environmental Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Aluminum Silicates
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Phenols
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • Water
  • 2-chloroaniline
  • Clay