title: The role of metal ion-ligand interactions during divalent metal ion adsorption.
abstract: A suite of seven different divalent metal ions (Ca(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), Mg(II), Ni(II), Pb(II), Zn(II)) was adsorbed from solution onto two Fe2O3 samples, quartz SiO2 and three different amphoteric polystyrene latices (containing amine and carboxyl functional groups). For the metal oxides, a high correlation was observed between the pH at which 50% of the metal was removed from solution (pH50) and the first hydrolysis constant for the metal ion (pK1). For the polystyrene latices, a much higher correlation was observed between the pH50 and pKc (equilibrium constant describing metal-carboxyl affinity) as opposed to pK1. These observations provide evidence of a strong relationship that exists between a metal's affinity for a particular ligand in solution and for that metal ion's affinity for the same ligand present as part of an adsorbing surface. The isoelectric point of the amphoteric latex surface can be increased by decreasing the carboxyl content of the latex surface. For all 7 metal ions, this resulted in a substantial decrease, for any given pH, in adsorption. We suggest that this may be partly due to the decreased carboxyl content, but is dominantly attributable to the presence of less favorable electrostatic conditions. This, in turn, demonstrates that electrostatics play a controlling role in metal ion adsorption onto amphoteric latex surfaces and, in addition to the nature of the metal ion, also controls the pH at which adsorption takes place.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, PO BOX 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia. Electronic address: DEldridge@swin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Eldridge
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, PO BOX 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia.
authors.forename: Russell J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, PO BOX 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D007700:Kinetics; D008673:Metals, Alkaline Earth / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D055672:Static Electricity; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D060766:Drinking Water; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D008673:Metals, Alkaline Earth; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D011137:Polystyrenes; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C000499:ferric oxide
keywords: Adsorption; Carboxyl; Divalent metal; Fe(2)O(3); Hydrolysis; Polystyrene latex; SiO(2)