SDS Volume (917)
Volume 38. Hydrocarbons in Water and Seawater, Part II, p None
Original Measurements
Eganhouse, R. P.; Calder, J. A.; Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1976, 40, 555-61.
Variables:
Room Temp:
25.0
°C
Salinity:
35 g/kg sln
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
Equilibrium flask: 1 L Erlenmeyer flask with ground glass stopper and sidearm tap at base plugged with glass wool. The mixtures were agitated 12+ hrs at 215 rpm on a New Brunswick gyrotary shaker; a 24 hr stationary equilibrium period followed. Hydrocarbons were extracted with doubly-distilled hexane 3 times; concentrated by evaporation, with losses checked against an internal standard. Analysis: gas chromatography.
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Analytical grade salt for artificial seawater solution, reagent grade. Water: doubly distilled.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: ±0.5°C
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): ±0.025 (95% confidence interval)
References
1 Lyman, J.; Fleming, R. H.; J. Mar. Res. 1940, 3, 135.
Components:
- Phenanthrene, $\ce{ C14H10 }$; [85-01-8] NIST WebBook
- Seawater, $\ce{ H2O }$; [7732-18-5(C)] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
The solubility of phenanthrene in seawater is reported to be 0.71 mg/kg the corresponding mass percent and mole fraction, x1, calculated by the compilers are 7.1 × 10-5 g(1)/100 g sln and 7.4 × 10-8.
Graphical results for other salinities are also reported.
