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Title: Outer-sphere Pb(II) adsorbed at specific surface sites on single crystal {alpha}-alumina

Journal Article · · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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  1. Stanford Univ., CA (United States); and others

Solvated Pb(II) ions were found to adsorb as structurally well-defined outer-sphere complexes at specific sites on the {alpha}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (0001) single crystal surface, as determined by grazing-incidence X-ray absorption fine structure (GI-XAFS) measurements. The XAFS results suggest that the distance between Pb(II) adions and the alumina surface is approximately 4.2 {angstrom}. In contrast, Pb(II) adsorbs as more strongly bound inner-sphere complexes on {alpha}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (1102). The difference in reactivities of the two alumina surfaces has implications for modeling surface complexation reactions of contaminants in natural environments, catalysis, and compositional sector zoning of oxide crystals. 29 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

DOE Contract Number:
FG03-93ER14347
OSTI ID:
543182
Journal Information:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 60, Issue 18; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English