Research Article
Sorption Mechanisms and Enhancement of Selected Organochlorine Pollutants in Water on Zeolites
Table 5
Correlation of oxygen atoms in adsorbate to high pollutant loading rate.
| Pollutant | Carbon atoms | Chlorine atoms | Zeolite | No. of oxygen atoms | Reference (oxygen atoms) | Loading per cell | Average adsorption energy (kcal) |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 6 | 6 | CLO | 5152 | [45] | 120 | −641 | RWY | — | [46] | 12 | −98 | ITV | 379 | [47] | 21 | −130 | IFU | 260 | [48] | 13 | −178 | LTA | 600 | [49] | 13 | −229 |
| Phenanthrene | 14 | 0 | CLO | 5152 | [45] | 132 | 999 | TSC | 897 | [50] | 30 | 3 | ITV | 379 | [47] | 26 | 131 | FAU | 624 | [51] | 16 | −3 | IFT | 317 | [52] | 16 | −18 |
| Hexachlorotetradecane | 14 | 6 | CLO | 5152 | [45] | 21 | −124 | ITV | 379 | [47] | 6 | −46 | TSC | 897 | [50] | 5 | −65 | FAU | 624 | [53] | 5 | −95 | IFT | 317 | [52] | 5 | −108 |
| Octachlorotetradecane | 14 | 8 | CLO | 5152 | [45] | 19 | −102 | ITV | 379 | [47] | 6 | −10 | FAU | 624 | [51] | 4 | −74 | IFT | 317 | [52] | 4 | −65 | IRY | 154 | [46] | 3 | −39 |
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