title: The sorption of anthracene onto goethite and kaolinite in the presence of some benzene carboxylic acids.
abstract: The uptake of anthracene from dilute aqueous solutions onto goethite and kaolinite was investigated at 25 degrees C, first in the absence and then in the presence of three benzene carboxylic acids: phthalic acid (benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid), trimesic acid (-1,3,5-), and mellitic acid (-1,2,3,4,5,6-). Carboxylic acid concentrations were 0.20, 0.10, and 0.05 mM. Anthracene (0.20 microM) did not adsorb strongly onto the pure mineral surfaces, but in the presence of phthalic acid a substantial increase in anthracene uptake was observed, particularly for the goethite systems. Trimesic and mellitic acids did not enhance anthracene uptake. Phthalate and proton adsorption data have been used to model phthalate adsorption onto the mineral surfaces using an extended constant capacitance surface complexation model. This model was then successfully adapted to account for the observed increase in anthracene uptake, where anthracene molecules were assumed to interact with adsorbed phthalate. We propose that the enhancement of anthracene adsorption in the presence of phthalic acid is due to an increase in the hydrophobicity of the mineral surface once phthalic acid molecules adsorb. The same effect was not observed for the other benzene carboxylates because of their greater polarity.
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Bendigo, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552, Australia. m.angove@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Angove
authors.forename: Milena B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Jaslin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ikhsan
mesh_terms: D000146:Acids, Carbocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D000327:Adsorption; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007616:Kaolin / Q000737:chemistry*; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D014233:Tricarboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000146:Acids, Carbocyclic; D000873:Anthracenes; D008903:Minerals; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D014233:Tricarboxylic Acids; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D007616:Kaolin; C032279:phthalic acid; C034020:anthracene; C069849:trimesic acid