In-situ pilot studies of aerobic cometabolism were conducted to evaluate the injection of toluene-vapor and air into TCE-contaminated aquifer. Delivery of primary substrate (toluene) in a vapor state with air enhanced the growth of indigenous toluene-utilizing bacteria that would degrade TCE by aerobic cometabolism. Meanwhile, delivering toluene in a vapor state effectively reduced potential cl...

Equilibrated Vapor Concentrations for Bicomponent Organic Solvents: Hajime HORI, et al. Department of Environmental Management I, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan— The equilibrated vapor concentrations for bicomponent organic solvents of toluene–o-xylene, methanol– toluene and methanol–o-xylene mixtures were measured at various compositions. ...

vapor-phase methylation of toluene using methanol and its isopropylation with 2-propanol has been investigated ina down flow reactor under atmospheric conditions using n2 carrier over a series of surface modified andunmodified zsm-5 (si/al= 60-170) loaded with h3po4, differing in the external surface treatment of the zeolites.the feed molar ratios of toluene/methanol and toluene/2-propanol were...

This study proposed a novel headspace gas chromatographic (HS-GC) method for determination of adhesive contaminants (microstickies) in recycled whitewater, a fiber containing process stream, in the paper mill. It is based on the adsorption behavior of toluene (as a tracer) on the hydrophobic surface of microstickies, which affects the apparent vapor-liquid equilibration partitioning of toluene....

this paper describes laboratory scale experiments examining the impact of microwave irradiation on the granular activated carbon (gac) exposed to toluene, a common organic vapor frequently released into work environment as well as outdoor. a stream containing 300 ppm toluene was supplied and passed through the granular activated carbon. the saturated adsorbent was placed in a quartz glass react...

Vapor-phase methylation of toluene using methanol and its isopropylation with 2-propanol has been investigated ina down flow reactor under atmospheric conditions using N2 carrier over a series of surface modified andunmodified ZSM-5 (Si/Al= 60-170) loaded with H3PO4, differing in the external surface treatment of the zeolites.The feed molar ratios of toluene/methanol and toluene/2-propanol were...

Toluene is a volatile solvent that is intentionally inhaled by children, adolescents, and adults for its intoxicating effects. Although voluntary use of toluene suggests that it possesses rewarding properties and abuse potential, it is unknown whether toluene alters excitatory synaptic transmission in reward-sensitive dopamine neurons like other drugs of abuse. Here, using a combination of retr...

Given its vapor pressure, toluene tends to partition to the atmosphere. Automobile emissions are the principal source of toluene in ambient air, with levels fluctuating in proportion to automobile traffic. Toluene can also be a common indoor contaminant, and indoor air concentrations are often several times higher than outside air. This is likely due to release of toluene from common household ...

Gas-solid heterogeneous photooxidation of toluene over TiO2 catalyst was studied to investigate the factors controlling the catalytic activities. The toluene photooxidation behavior on TiO2 was strongly affected by the formation and oxidation behavior of intermediate compounds on TiO2, and their accumulation decreased the reaction rate for toluene photooxidation. The formation and oxidation beh...

Vapor-deposited glasses of toluene and ethylbenzene have been characterized by in situ ac chip-nanocalorimetry. The high sensitivity of this method allows the detection of small changes in the heat capacity of nanogram size samples. We observe that vapor-deposited glasses have up to 4% lower heat capacities than the ordinary glass. The largest heat capacity decrease and the most kinetically sta...