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Chemistry of phosphomolybdate adsorption on alumina surfaces. 1. The molybdate/alumina system

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100376a021· OSTI ID:6519262

The adsorption of ammonium heptamolybdate (AHM) on {gamma}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and {alpha}-AlOOH has been studied by using FTIR and Raman spectroscopies, TPR, and EXAFS. It is shown that molybdate adsorption on alumina cannot be explained in terms of electrostatic binding to protonated surface hydroxyls but can be rationalized by assuming (i) a reaction between the molybdate and basic surface OH groups, leading to the decomposition of the adsorbing molecule/ion, and (ii) physisorption on coordinatively unsaturated (cus) Al{sup 3+} sites. In the AHM/{alpha}-AlOOH case, surface precipitation, presumably of (NH{sub 4}){sub 2}Mo{sub 3}O{sub 10}, takes place at surprisingly low initial AHM concentrations. The presence of (divalent) cations can influence the shape of the AHM/{gamma}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} isotherm but does not affect the ultimate loadings that can be achieved through processes (i) and (ii).

OSTI ID:
6519262
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 94:13; ISSN JPCHA; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English