The role of electrolyte anions (ClO{sub 4}{sup {minus}}, NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}}, and Cl{sup {minus}}) in divalent metal (M{sup 2+}) adsorption on oxide and hydroxide surfaces in salt solutions
Adsorption of divalent metal ions (M{sup 2+}) onto oxide and hydroxide surfaces from solutions of strong electrolytes has typically been inferred to take place without the involvement of the electrolyte anion. Only in situations where M{sup 2+} forms a strong enough aqueous complex with the electrolyte anion (for example, CdCl{sup +} or PbCl{sup +}) has it been frequently suggested that the metal and the electrolyte anion adsorb simultaneously. A review of experimental data for the adsorption of Cd{sup 2+}, Pb{sup 2+}, Co{sup 2+}, UO{sub 2}{sup 2+}, Zn{sup 2+}, Cu{sup 2+}, Ba{sup 2+}, Sr{sup 2+}, and Ca{sup 2+} onto quartz, silica, goethite, hydrous ferric oxide, corundum, {gamma}-alumina, anatase, birnessite, and magnetite, from NaNO{sub 3}, KNO{sub 3}, NaCl, and NaClO{sub 4} solutions over a wide range of ionic strengths (0.0001 M-1.0 M), reveals that transition and heavy metal adsorption behavior with ionic strength is a function of the type of electrolyte. In NaNO{sub 3} solutions, metal adsorption exhibits little or no dependence on the ionic strength of the solution. However, in NaCl solutions, transition and heavy metal adsorption decreases strongly with increasing ionic strength. In NaClO{sub 4} solutions, metal adsorption decreases strongly with increasing ionic strength. In NaClO{sub 4} solutions, metal adsorption exhibits little dependence on ionic strength but is often suggestive of an increase in metal adsorption with increasing ionic strength. Analysis of selected adsorption edges was carried out using the extended triple-layer model and aqueous speciation models that included metal-nitrate, metal-chloride, and metal-hydroxide complexes.
- Research Organization:
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-96ER14616
- OSTI ID:
- 20013406
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Science, Vol. 299, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1999; ISSN 0002-9599
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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