Figure 4
From: Decontamination of water co-polluted by copper, toluene and tetrahydrofuran using lauric acid
Proposed mechanism of THF-water separation by lauric acid. Note that this mechanism occurred when mixing lauric acid in its dry form to THF-water mixtures. Mixing dry lauric acid in water is an option when treating surface water. Delivery of lauric acid in polluted aquifers requires that its is dissolved in a liquid carrier, e.g., canola oil, as discussed later and schematized in Fig. 11.
