Adsorptive Bubble Separation of Dinitrophenol

Dinitrophenol was removed from aqueous solution by various adsorptive bubble separation techniques. Foam fractionation of dinitrophenol with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide(HTA) was most effective with over 99% removal in 15 min. The addition of a surfactant in greater than stoichiometric amounts was required for effective separation. Solvent sublation of the dinitrophenol-HTA complex was also effective. The separation efficiency of solvent sublation of dinitrophenol-HTA was similar to that of foam fractionation. The separation by solvent sublation of dinitrophenol without adding any surfactant was very poor. Adsorbing colloid flotation with Fe(OH)₃ was not effective in removing dinitrophenol from aqueous solution.