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Phosphate adsorption on hematite, kaolinite, and kaolinite-hematite (k-h) systems as described by a constant capacitance model

Journal Article · · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Athens (Greece). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. National Agricultural Research Foundation of Greece, Attiki (Greece). Soil Science Inst.
The constant capacitance model was used to describe phosphate adsorption on hematite, kaolinite, and a kaolinite-hematite system (k-h). The model assumes a ligand exchange mechanism and considers the charge on both adsorbate and adsorbent. The model is shown to provide a quantitative description of phosphate adsorption on these, including the effect of varying pH values. The computer program Ma-Za 2, a program that fits equilibrium constants to experimental data using an optimization technique, was used to obtain optimal values for the anion surface complexation constants on hematite, kaolinite, and a kaolinite-hematite system, while the PC program Ma-Za 1 in Q-Basic language was used for the application of the constant capacitance model. The model represented adsorption of phosphate anions well over the entire pH range studied (3.8--9.0). The main advantage of the model is its ability to represent changes in anion adsorption occurring with changes in pH. Extension of the model to describe phosphate adsorption in a mixed system, such as the kaolinite-hematite system, using the surface protonation-dissociation constant of hematite was qualitatively successful. In mixed system the model reproduced the shape of the adsorption isotherms well over the pH range 3.8--9.0. However, phosphate adsorption was overestimated. The hematite and the kaolinite-hematite system were synthesized and identified by X-ray, NMR, and FT-IR spectroscopy.
OSTI ID:
533089
Journal Information:
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 192; ISSN 0021-9797; ISSN JCISA5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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