poly(p-n-chlorostyrenesulphonamide) synthesized via direct chlorination of poly[(p-styrene) sulphonamide], can be used for selective chlorination of aromatic compounds. aromatic rings of the anisole, p-xylene, ethylbenzene and toluene are chlorinated with good yields. the polymer can be recovery, rechlorinated and reused several times.

In this study, the concentrations of five volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including BTEX and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), were investigated in five different traffic tunnels (including Liangshan, Yueguangshan, Zoying, Guogang and Zhongliao tunnels) in southern Taiwan. Results showed that Guogang Tunnel was the most polluted with the highest average levels of both MTBE and BTEX while e...

Abstract Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes can contribute to hydroxyl reactivity secondary aerosol formation in the atmosphere. These aromatic hydrocarbons are typically classified as anthropogenic air pollutants, but there is growing evidence of biogenic sources, such emissions from plants phytoplankton. Here we use a series shipborne measurements remote marine atmosphere, seawater me...

Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD-a59, able to metabolize all six BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-xylene) compounds, was isolated from gasoline-contaminated sediment. Here, we report the complete 3.45-Mb genome sequence and annotation of strain BD-a59. These advance the understanding of strain BD-a59's genomic properties and pollutant metabolic versatility.

Blood concentrations of 11 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured up to four times over 2 years in a probability sample of more than 150 children from two poor, minority neighborhoods in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Blood levels of benzene, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethene, and m-/p-xylene were comparable with those measured in selected adults from the Third National Health and Nutriti...

The effects of groundwater table fluctuation (GTF) on the remediation a petrochemically polluted riverside using soil vapor extraction (SVE) were investigated. migration and transformation benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene (BTEX) in cases natural attenuation, SVE without GTF, with GTF simulated TMVOC model. results showed that optimized well pressure influencing radius target site 0.90 a...

background: gasoline station workers are exposed to volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (btex). objectives: to determine the level of exposure to btex compounds among gasoline station workers and measure the roadside concentrations of these compounds in the inner and outer areas of bangkok, thailand. methods: 49 workers at 6 gasoline stations in the inne...

Copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) supported on diamond nanoparticles (D NPs) previously purified by Fenton treatment (Cu/D) followed by annealing with hydrogen (Cu/DH) are highly efficient and reusable heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogenation of styrene to ethylbenzene with the minimum productivity value of 30,617 cycles.

Nitrogen-containing ordered mesoporous carbon (NOMC) was synthesized by using m-aminophenol (MAP) as a carbon and nitrogen co-precursor via a co-assembly process with F127 in aqueous phase and exhibited a good catalytic performance for selective oxidation of ethylbenzene.

Reduced porous graphene oxide as a metal free catalyst was selected for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene. It showed the best catalytic performance compared with other carbon materials (routinely reduced graphene oxide, graphite powder and oxidized carbon nanotubes) and commercial iron oxide.