title: Surface properties of hydrous manganite (gamma-MnOOH). A potentiometric, electroacoustic, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study.
abstract: The acid-base characteristics of the manganite (gamma-MnOOH) surface have been studied at pH above 6, where dissolution is negligible. Synthetic microcrystalline particles of manganite were used in the experiments. From potentiometric titrations, electrophoretic mobility measurements, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a one pK(a) model was constructed that describes the observed behavior. The data show no ionic strength effect at pH < 8.2, which is the pH at the isoelectric point (pH(iep)), but ionic strength effects were visible above this pH. To explain these observations, Na(+) ions were suggested to form a surface complex. The following equilibria were established: =MnOH(2)(+1/2) right harpoon over left harpoon =MnOH(-)(1/2) + H(+), log beta(0) (intr.) = -8.20; =MnOH(2)(+1/2) + Na(+) right harpoon over left harpoon =MnOHNa(+1/2) + H(+), log beta(0) (intr.) = -9.64. The excess of Na(+) at the surface was supported by XPS measurements of manganite suspensions containing 10 mM NaCl. The dielectric constant of synthetic manganite powder was also determined in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. madeleine.ramstedt@chem.umu.se
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramstedt
authors.forename: Britt M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shchukarev
authors.forename: Staffan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sjöberg
mesh_terms: D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011199:Potentiometry / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; C494384:manganite