Research Article

The Removal of Atrazine and Benalaxyl by the Fly Ash Released from Kosovo A Power Plant

Table 4

Physical properties of benalaxyl and atrazine.

Physical propertiesMelting pointRelative densitySteam pressureDescription of physical condition and colorSolubility in organic solventsSolubility of pure substance in H2ODegree of hydrolysis at pH 4, 7, and 9

Benalaxyl
Result76.8°C1.181 g/mL at 20°CExtrapolating:
5.72 × 10-4 Pa
20°C
7.08 × 10-4 Pa
28°C
19.6 × 10-4 Pa
50°C
Pure active substance: white crystalline solid(g/kg at 22°C)
n-Heptane 19.4 xylene >250
Acetone >250
Ethylacetate >250
1, 2-Dichloroethane>250
Methanol >250
In distilled water:
pH 6.1
28.6 
mg/L at 20° C
The experimental half-lives at pH 9 were 86 days (25°C) and 157 days (20°C)
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Atrazine
Result177.0°C1.2 g/cm340 × 10−6 Pa at 20°CColorless or white, odorless, crystalline powder183 g/kg DMSO
52 g/kg chloroform
28 g/kg ethyl acetate
18 g/kg methanol
12 g/kg diethyl ether
0.36 g/kg pentane
33.0 mg/L at 25°CThe half-life of atrazine hydrolysis in distilled water at pH 3, pH 4.5 and pH 8 are: 373 days, 522 days and 657 days
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