Thermo-Responsive Polymer-Mediated Extraction Followed by Flotation for the Removal of Poly(aromatic hydrocarbons) from Gases

  • Saitoh Tohru
    Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
  • Mizutani Koji
    Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
  • Hiraide Masataka
    Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

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A simple and efficient gas decontamination system has been developed. The method is based on the aeration of an aqueous solution of a thermo-responsive polymer and polymer-mediated extraction followed by flotation. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in gas phase were dissolved by aeration through the aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) [PNIPAAm], containing 0.1 mol dm−3 sodium nitrate and 1% (v/v) ethanol. The efficiency of the dissolution increased with increasing PNIPAAm concentration. PAHs consisting of more than 3 aromatic rings were quantitatively collected in the polymer solution, while the collection of volatile naphthalene was insufficient. Subsequently, on heating the polymer solution to 50 °C, the polymer media incorporating PAHs formed precipitates. The precipitates were floated to the surface of water by bubbling. Hydrophobic PAHs, such as pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene, were highly concentrated into the polymer phase having a very small volume.

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