• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.23-28
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• 2011

This study was conducted to investigate the adsorption characteristics of various surfactants including biosurfactant, SWA 1503, Triton X-100 and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) on soil. The Freundlich adsorption isotherm equation was found to be the best to describe experimental results. The amount of adsorbed surfactant on soil increased as the content of clay increased. The results showed that surfactant was adsorbed mainly on the surface and the pores of soil since the surface area of clay was larger than that of sand. The amount of adsorbed surfactants on soil was as follows: Biosurfactant > SWA 1503 > Triton X-100 > SDS.