Surface Complexation of Pb(II) on Amorphous Iron Oxide and Manganese Oxide: Spectroscopic and Time Studies
Hydrous Fe and Mn oxides (HFO and HMO) are important sinks for heavy metals and Pb(II) is one of the more prevalent metal contaminants in the environment. In this work, Pb(II) sorption to HFO (Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}{center_dot}nH{sub 2}O, n=1-3) and HMO (MnO{sub 2}) surfaces has been studied with EXAFS: mononuclear bidentate surface complexes were observed on FeO{sub 6} (MnO{sub 6}) octahedra with Pb{single_bond}O distance of 2.25-2.35 Angstroms and Pb{single_bond}Fe(Mn) distances of 3.29-3.36 (3.65-3.76) Angstroms. These surface complexes were invariant of pH 5 and 6, ionic strength 2.8x10{sup -3} to 1.5x10{sup -2}, loading 2.03x10{sup -4} to 9.1 x 10{sup -3} mol Pb/g, and reaction time up to 21 months. EXAFS data at the Fe K-edge revealed that freshly precipitated HFO exhibits short-range order; the sorbed Pb(II) ions do not substitute for Fe but may inhibit crystallization of HFO. Pb(II) sorbed to HFO through a rapid initial uptake ({approx}77%) followed by a slow intraparticle diffusion step ({approx}23%) resulting in a surface diffusivity of 2.5x10{sup -15} cm{sup 2}/s. Results from this study suggest that mechanistic investigations provide a solid basis for successful adsorption modeling and that inclusion of intraparticle surface diffusion may lead to improved geochemical transport depiction.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 914129
- Report Number(s):
- BNL--78697-2007-JA
- Journal Information:
- J. Colloid Interface Sci., Journal Name: J. Colloid Interface Sci. Journal Issue: 1-3 Vol. 299; ISSN 0021-9797; ISSN JCISA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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