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EC number: 629-757-0 | CAS number: 1224966-15-7
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Adsorption / desorption
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Refined sorption/desorption tests according to OECD 106 have been performed with DETA and PEPA (polyethylenepolyamines) based Fatty acid C18 unsaturated imidazoline. These tests resulted in in almost identical equilibrium constants (Kd's) of 47249, 19022 and 145295 L/kg for loamy sand, silt and clay soil for the AAI-DETA and 42721, 44324 and 165856 for the PEPA based imidazoline. For risk assessment purposes, the Kd of loamy sand (Speyer 2.2) as observed for AAI -DETA of 47249 L/kg will be used as realistic worst-case
As there is no direct relationship with the sorption behaviour of the substance and the organic carbon content of the soil because other soil properties like the Cation Exchange Capacity and the pH are maybe even more important to predict the sorption behaviour, no Koc's are given.
Because there is no direct relationship of the sorption with the organic matter content in the soil, there is no principal difference between soil and sediments in respect to the sorption properties. Therefore the same sorption Kd is considered to be acceptable for both soil and sediment.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Koc at 20 °C:
- 944 980
Other adsorption coefficients
- Type:
- log Kp (solids-water in soil)
- Value in L/kg:
- 47 200
- at the temperature of:
- 20 °C
Other adsorption coefficients
- Type:
- log Kp (solids-water in sediment)
- Value in L/kg:
- 47 200
- at the temperature of:
- 20 °C
Other adsorption coefficients
- Type:
- log Kp (solids-water in suspended matter)
- Value in L/kg:
- 94 400
- at the temperature of:
- 20 °C
Additional information
Due to the cationic surface-active properties of Fatty acids C18 unsaturated poly ethyleneamine based imidazolines, these substances will adsorb strongly onto the solid phase of soil and sediments. The substance can adsorb both onto the organic fraction and, dependent on the chemical composition, onto the surface of the mineral phase, where sodium and potassium ions can be exchanged against the alkyl ammonium ion. The determination of a Koc from log Kow is not opportune, because the common equations for Koc derivation are not valid for both ionic and surface active substances.
The adsorption behaviour DETA and PEPA based tall oil poly ethyleneamine imidazolines was studied in batch equilibrium experiments according to a refined OECD 106 (Farnback, 2010). In both studies three soils were used, encompassing a range of clay and organic matter. The test substance adsorbed partially onto the container walls which was considered for the determination of the adsorption coefficients. Adsorption kinetics was determined by measurements at different sampling times (up to 24 h), equilibrium was reached after 24 hours but after 3 hours there was only a limited difference observed. Desorption occurred to a lesser extent than adsorption. The tables below present a summary of the most important soil properties and observed partitioning constants for both imidazolines.
Overview of sorption test results of Fatty acids C18 unsaturated diethylenetriamine imidazoline (CAS No 68442-97-7)
Soil |
Clay (%) |
Silt (%) |
Sand (%) |
CEC (meq/100g) |
pH |
Org C (%) |
Caq (µg/l) |
Kd (104cm3/g) |
Koc (106cm3/g) |
Speyer 2.2 |
6.4 |
12.2 |
81.4 |
10 |
5.4 |
2.16 |
4.2 |
4.7249 |
2.0 |
Eurosoil 4 |
20.3 |
75.7 |
4.1 |
17.3 |
6.8 |
1.31 |
10 |
1.9022 |
1.4 |
Speyer 6S |
42.1 |
36.0 |
21.9 |
22 |
7.2 |
1.75 |
1.6 |
14.5295 |
7.8 |
Overview of sorption test results Fatty acids C18 unsaturated PEPA based imidazoline (CAS no. 68910-93-0)
Soil |
Clay (%) |
Silt (%) |
Sand (%) |
CEC (meq/100g) |
pH |
Org C (%) |
Caq (µg/l) |
Kd (104cm3/g) |
Koc (106cm3/g) |
Speyer 2.2 |
6.4 |
12.2 |
81.4 |
10 |
5.4 |
2.16 |
4.6 |
4.4324 |
1.9 |
Eurosoil 4 |
20.3 |
75.7 |
4.1 |
17.3 |
6.8 |
1.31 |
4.8 |
4.2721 |
3.2 |
Speyer 6S |
42.1 |
36.0 |
21.9 |
22 |
7.2 |
1.75 |
1.3 |
16.5856 |
8.9 |
From the data it can be observed that the sorption onto Speyer 6S is much higher than to Speyer 2.2 despite of the higher organic matter content in the Speyer 2.2 soil. This can be explained that ionic interactions play a more important role than hydrophobic partitioning with organic matter. Alkyl ammonium ions can interact with the surface of mineral particles or with negative charges of humic substances. The influence of the chain length on the sorption behaviour is therefore expected to be less important only for the hydrophobic interaction with the organic matter in the soil or sediment some influence of the alkylchain length is anticipated.
The number of soils which was used in this test deviates from the recommendation in OECD guideline 106 (2000) in that three soils were used instead of the recommended five soils. In addition is the partitioning to soil is not based on a Freundlich isotherm but evaluated based on only one test concentration. These deviations is based on results of earlier adsorption desorption tests with cationic surfactants. The ammonium ions will interact with the negative surface of mineral particles or with negative charges of humic substances. The ionic interactions play a more important role than hydrophobic partitioning with organic matter. The log Koc is therefore considered as a poor predictor of the partitioning behaviour of cationic surfactants in the environment. These earlier results showed that using three soils with at least one loamy sand and a clay soil, can give as much information as using the full number of soils. These earlier tests also revealed that only rarely linear adsorption isotherms were obtained for cationic surfactants and that extrapolation to lower concentrations based on these non-linear isotherms leads to unrealistic results (e.g. RAR primary fatty amines Oct. 2008). According to the Danish EPA (2004) a more reliable method of extrapolation to lower concentrations, is to use the data originating from the lowest measured concentration and to assume that the coefficient remains constant at lower concentrations. The test as described is therefore performed using only one concentration which is as low as reasonably possible in relation to the detection limit.
The initial concentration used for the determination of the soil partitioning constant was 10.2 mg/L (1.9 mg/l for the individual components). The observed aquatic equilibrium concentrations in the experiment range from 1.6 to 10 µg/L. For the prediction of the partitioning of the alkyl polyethylene imidazolines
in soil, sediment and suspended matter not the Kdbased on organic matter (Koc) will used but the uncorrected Kdbecause the relation between the organic matter concentration and the sorption observed alone is not sufficient. Research sponsored by APAG CEFIC is currently performed at (UFZ, K.U. Goss, S. Droge) and (IRAS, J. Hermens) to improve the knowledge on bioavailability and partitioning to soil and sediment.
Because there is no principal difference between soil and sediments considering the sorption properties and because for cationic surfactants the degree of sorption is not related to the organic carbon content, the value for soil will also be used for sediment and suspended particles. For sludge which consists mainly of organic matter the sorption data as observed for soil is not considered to be representative.
In the table below the distribution constants used in this assessment is summarized:
Distribution constants
Kpsoil |
47249 L.kg-1 |
Ksoil-water |
70874 m3.m-3 |
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Kpsusp |
94498 L.kg-1 |
Ksusp-water |
23625 m3.m-3 |
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Kpsed |
47249 L.kg-1 |
Ksed-water |
23625 m3.m-3 |
With a Kpsuspof 94498 L/kg and a concentration of 15 mg/L suspended matter in surface waters, the adsorbed fraction is calculated as 59%.
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