Henry's law constants of volatile organic compounds between 0 and 95 °C - Data compilation and complementation in context of urban temperature increases of the subsurface. 2021

Alexander Schwardt, and Andreas Dahmke, and Ralf Köber
University of Kiel, Applied Geosciences, Ludewig-Meyn Straße 10, 24118, Kiel, Germany. Electronic address: alexander.schwardt@ifg.uni-kiel.de.

In urban areas with frequently occurring contamination by volatile organic hydrocarbons (VOC) possible uncontrolled contaminant mobilization e.g. by volatilization is feared in case of subsurface temperature increases induced by high temperature underground thermal energy storage (HT-UTES) or due to urban heat islands (UHI). However, volatilization of VOC is the main process utilized by thermal remediation approaches, wherefore a combination of contaminant remediation with UTES is increasingly discussed. To predict VOC volatilization under changing temperature conditions, which is substantially characterized by Henry's law constants (H), temperature dependency of H must be known substance-specifically in the total concerned temperature range. To provide an overview of available H and to evaluate their quality, published data of 41 pollutants were compiled, revealing the need for further measurements above 40 °C for at least 24 compounds (as e.g. TCE/PCE, BTEX). Additionally, the temperature dependence of H was calculated based on the compiled data using an established temperature regression function. Furthermore, H was complementarily measured for 10 relevant VOCs between 10 and 90 °C using the EPICS-method (Equilibrium Partitioning In Closed Systems). The measurements quantified the expected strong increase in H with rising temperature while providing high data quality (R2 = 0.84-0.99, mostly low standard deviations), thus improving the general data availability of H for VOCs and extending the scope of the regression function. The newly measured data and enhanced evaluation of compiled data contribute to a more reliable assessment of the pollutant behaviour in terms of volatilization at elevated temperatures caused e.g. by UTES or UHI.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002947 Cities A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center. Municipalities,Towns
D004785 Environmental Pollutants Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS. Environmental Pollutant,Pollutant,Pollutants,Pollutants, Environmental,Pollutant, Environmental
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D014835 Volatilization A phase transition from liquid state to gas state, which is affected by Raoult's law. It can be accomplished by fractional distillation. Vaporization,Volatility
D055549 Volatile Organic Compounds Organic compounds that have a relatively high VAPOR PRESSURE at room temperature. Volatile Organic Compound,Compound, Volatile Organic,Compounds, Volatile Organic,Organic Compound, Volatile,Organic Compounds, Volatile

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