TY - JOUR
T1 - Adsorption of mercury(II) by kaolinite
AU - Sarkar, D.
AU - Essington, M. E.
AU - Misra, K. C.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Adsorption of Hg(II) by kaolinite was investigated as a function of solution pH, ionic strength, and the competitive or complexation effects of ligands (Cl, SO4, PO4) and metals (Ni and Pb). Mercury(II) adsorption from a 0.6 μM Hg(II) solution was primarily influenced by pH. The Hg(II) adsorption edge was described by a pH50(pH where 50% adsorption occurs) of 3.4 and a pHmax(pH where maximum adsorption occurs) of 4.4. At pH values above the pHmax, Hg(II) retention decreased with increasing pH. Chloride and Ni shifted ph50from 3.4 to 7 and 4.1, respectively. Nickel and Pb reduced the amount of Hg(II) adsorbed througout the pH range examined. Ionic strength and the presence of SO4 and PO4 had relatively little impact on the I Ig(II) adsorption envelope. The adsorption of Hg(II) was predicted through the application of the triple layer model (TLM) by assuming that the kaolinite surface was composed of equal proportions of silanol and aluminol groups. The TLM model suggests that the silanol group was responsible for retaining the bulk of the adsorbed Hg(II), through the formation of the ≡SiO-.HgOH+ outer-sphere, and the ≡SiOHg (OH)2- and ≡SiOHgCl0 or ≡SiOHgOHCl- (CI system) inner-sphere species. The ≡AIO-HgOH+ outer-sphere complex accounted for a small percentage (<15-35 %) of the adsorbed Hg(II). The TLM results suggested that Hg(II) adsorption by both ≡SiOH and ≡AIOH sites on kaolinite should be considered to predict adequately Hg(II) retention.
AB - Adsorption of Hg(II) by kaolinite was investigated as a function of solution pH, ionic strength, and the competitive or complexation effects of ligands (Cl, SO4, PO4) and metals (Ni and Pb). Mercury(II) adsorption from a 0.6 μM Hg(II) solution was primarily influenced by pH. The Hg(II) adsorption edge was described by a pH50(pH where 50% adsorption occurs) of 3.4 and a pHmax(pH where maximum adsorption occurs) of 4.4. At pH values above the pHmax, Hg(II) retention decreased with increasing pH. Chloride and Ni shifted ph50from 3.4 to 7 and 4.1, respectively. Nickel and Pb reduced the amount of Hg(II) adsorbed througout the pH range examined. Ionic strength and the presence of SO4 and PO4 had relatively little impact on the I Ig(II) adsorption envelope. The adsorption of Hg(II) was predicted through the application of the triple layer model (TLM) by assuming that the kaolinite surface was composed of equal proportions of silanol and aluminol groups. The TLM model suggests that the silanol group was responsible for retaining the bulk of the adsorbed Hg(II), through the formation of the ≡SiO-.HgOH+ outer-sphere, and the ≡SiOHg (OH)2- and ≡SiOHgCl0 or ≡SiOHgOHCl- (CI system) inner-sphere species. The ≡AIO-HgOH+ outer-sphere complex accounted for a small percentage (<15-35 %) of the adsorbed Hg(II). The TLM results suggested that Hg(II) adsorption by both ≡SiOH and ≡AIOH sites on kaolinite should be considered to predict adequately Hg(II) retention.
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U2 - 10.2136/sssaj2000.6461968x
DO - 10.2136/sssaj2000.6461968x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034511002
SN - 0361-5995
VL - 64
SP - 1968
EP - 1975
JO - Soil Science Society of America Journal
JF - Soil Science Society of America Journal
IS - 6
ER -