title: Acidity and alkali metal adsorption on the SiO2-aqueous solution interface.
abstract: The intrinsic deprotonation constant (pK(a(2))(int)) and the intrinsic ion exchange constants (pK(Me(+))(int)) of Li(+), Na(+), and K(+) on SiO(2) were uniquely determined at 30 degrees C by using the potentiometric titration data, the Gouy-Chapman-Stern-Grahame (GSCG) model for the structure of the electrical double-layer (edl) and the double-extrapolation method. The values of these constants were pK(a(2))(int) = 6.57, pK(Li(+))(int) = pK(Na(+))(int) = pK(K(+))(int) = 5.61. The chemical meaning of intrinsic equilibrium constants and the equality in the values of pK(Li(+))(int), pK(Na(+))(int) and pK(K(+))(int) were discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China. dongwm@lzu.ed.cn
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuyi
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hongxia