Abstract
Miscible displacement experiments were conducted using sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as interfacial tracers to measure non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL)–water interfacial areas ( a nw) in columns packed with silanized glass beads which were coated with either n-decane or perchloroethylene (PCE). The consistency of the interfacial tracer technique was evaluated by showing that: (1) a nw values measured with two tracers for two NAPLs were similar; (2) the interfacial adsorption isotherm estimated from the surfactant retardation factors was comparable to that predicted from interfacial tension data and the Gibbs adsorption equation; and (3) the measured a nw values were comparable with those estimated from a simple geometrical analysis of the solid surface area of the glass beads of known size and shape.
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