Effect of fulvic acid on the sorption of Cu and Pb onto gamma-Al2O3

This work investigated the adsorption of Cu and Pb at the surface of gamma-Al(2)O(3) in the presence of fulvic acid to address the significance of dissolved organic matters on metal partitioning. Fulvic acid, obtained from International Humic Substance Society, represented dissolved organic matter....

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 2003-02, Vol.37 (4), p.743-752
Main Authors: Wu, Chung-Hsin, Lin, Cheng-Fang, Ma, Hwong-Wen, Hsi, Ting-Qwet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Aluminum Oxide - chemistry
Benzopyrans - chemistry
Chromatography, Liquid
Copper - isolation & purification
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Lead - isolation & purification
Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification
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Summary:This work investigated the adsorption of Cu and Pb at the surface of gamma-Al(2)O(3) in the presence of fulvic acid to address the significance of dissolved organic matters on metal partitioning. Fulvic acid, obtained from International Humic Substance Society, represented dissolved organic matter. Fulvic acid concentrations employed herein were 1, 5, and 10 mg C/L, which simulated the relevant environmental conditions. Ion selective electrodes were employed to ascertain free Cu and Pb measurements. The maximum adsorption of 10mg C/L fulvic acid on gamma-Al(2)O(3) was 5 x 10(-2)mgC/mg gamma-Al(2)O(3). Fulvic acid promoted Cu adsorption in low pH conditions. The effects of fulvic acid on Pb adsorption were similar to those of Cu. The conditional stability constants of sorbed fulvic acids with Cu and Pb were determined to be in the order of 4 to 6 (log K). Cu and Pb species were modeled in heterogeneous systems using triple-layer model. Simulation results indicated that metal species are dominantly in complexation with fulvic acid, both in solution and at the gamma-Al(2)O(3) surface.
ISSN:0043-1354
DOI:10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00391-3