title: Measuring free metal ion concentrations in multicomponent solutions using the Donnan membrane technique.
abstract: Among speciation techniques that are able to measure free metal ion concentrations, the Donnan membrane technique (DMT) has the advantage that it can measure many different free metal ion concentrations simultaneously in a multicomponent sample. Even though the DMT has been applied to several systems, like surface waters, soil solutions, and manure slurry, basic features and calibrations with model calculations of the laboratory and field DMT have not been done sufficiently yet. Therefore, we tested the application of the DMT on metal complexation with several synthetic and natural ligands and the applicability of the dynamic mode of the DMT. The results show that there is a high agreement between the calculated and measured free metal ion concentrations in solutions containing synthetic (nitriloacetic acid, diglycolic acid) and natural organic ligands (fulvic acid, humic acid) at various pH values. Both the laboratory DMT and the field DMT give very similar results. In a solution containing labile ligands, equilibrium time is smaller than in a donor solution containing inert ligands or no ligands. Moreover, when labile ligands are present in the donor solution, a dynamic procedure can be used to decrease equilibrium time. This procedure cannot be applied when no ligands or only inert ligands are present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Erwin J J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kalis
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Erwin J M
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Temminghoff
authors.forename: Willem H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: van Riemsdijk
mesh_terms: D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000737:chemistry; D002138:Calibration; D006016:Glycolates / Q000737:chemistry; D006812:Humic Substances; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions / Q000032:analysis; D008024:Ligands; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D009571:Nitrilotriacetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D006016:Glycolates; D006812:Humic Substances; D007477:Ions; D008024:Ligands; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008670:Metals; D012996:Solutions; C031149:glycolic acid; D009571:Nitrilotriacetic Acid; C005023:fulvic acid