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. 2018 Jul 5;8(43):24312–24321. doi: 10.1039/c8ra02859a

Applications of tea saponins in leaching remediation for removing organic pollutants.

Organic pollutants (form) Tea saponin concentration Removal ratio (%) Comments References
PBDEs 5.0 g L−1 94.6 Two successive soil washing cycles + 5.0 ml L−1 peanut oil 30
PCBs 97.1
PAHs 95.1
PAHs (3) 7.5 g L−1 98.2 Two successive soil washing cycles + 15.0 ml L−1 soybean oil 31
(4) 96.4
(5) 92.3
PAHs (3) 2% 84.3 +50 mM KNO3 104
(4) 92.3
(5) 85.6