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Polyacrylic-Co-Maleic-Acid-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles for Enhanced Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions. COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids7010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The physicochemical properties of ligand-coated nanoparticles make them superior adsorbents for heavy metals from water. In this study, we investigate the adsorption potential of novel polyacrylic-co-maleic-acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles (PAM@MNP) to remove Pb2+ and Cu2+ from an aqueous solution. We argue that modifying the surface of MNP with PAM enhances the physicochemical stability of MNP, improving its ability to remove heavy metals. The adsorption kinetics data show that PAM@MNP attained sorption equilibrium for Pb2+ and Cu2+ after 60 min. The kinetics data are fitted accurately by the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The calculated Langmuir adsorption capacities are 518.68 mg g−1 and 179.81 mg g−1 for Pb2+ and Cu2+, respectively (2.50 mmol g−1 and 2.82 mmol g−1 for Pb2+ and Cu2+, respectively). The results indicate that PAM@MNP is a very attractive adsorbent for heavy metals and can be applied in water remediation technologies.
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Effects of pH Conditions and Application Rates of Commercial Humic Substances on Cu and Zn Mobility in Anthropogenic Mine Soils. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11184844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We studied the effects of commercial humic substances derived from leonardite at different rates (0, 0.25, 2, 10 g kg−1) and pH (4.5, 6.0, 8.0) on Cu and Zn mobility, to evaluate their use for remediation of metal contaminated mine soils and to optimize their application conditions. We conducted a single-step extraction experiment and analyzed extracts for metal concentrations, soluble organic carbon and their E4/E6 ratio (ratio of absorption at 465 to 665 nm). Metal speciation in a soil solution was simulated by the non-ideal competitive adsorption-Donnan (NICA-Donnan) model. Increasing the amount of humic substances and the pH caused higher release rates of soluble organic carbon with a lower humic/fulvic acids ratio. This led to a higher mobility of metals (up to 110 times Cu concentration in control and 12 times for Zn) due to the formation of soluble metal-humic complexes. Speciation modeling predicted that increasing rates of humic substances would result in a higher proportion of Cu and Zn associated with fulvic acids, more mobile than the humic acids fraction. Application of commercial leonardite humic substances at 2–10 g kg−1 and with pH levels similar to or below natural soil could be useful for assisted-phytoextraction of contaminated anthropogenic soils. High rates of humic substances in more alkaline conditions could entail a considerable risk of metal leaching to groundwater, toxicity and transfer to the trophic chain.
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Zhang H, Hu X. Biosynthesis of au nanoparticles by a marine bacterium and enhancing their catalytic activity through metal ions and metal oxides. Biotechnol Prog 2018; 35:e2727. [PMID: 30298992 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The authors report that a marine Shewanella sp. CNZ-1 is capable of producing Au NPs under various conditions. Results showed that initial concentration of Au(III), pH values and electron donors affected nucleation of Au NPs by CNZ-1, resulting in different apparent color of the as-obtained bio-Au NPs, which were further characterized by UV-Vis, TEM, XRD, and XPS analyses. Mechanism studies revealed that Au(III) was first reduced to Au(I) and eventually reduced to EPS-coated Au0 NPs. FTIR and FEEM analyses revealed that some amides and humic acid-like matters were involved in the production of bio-Au NPs through CNZ-1 cells. In addition, the authors also found that the catalytic activity of bio-Au NPs for 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction could be enhanced by various metal ions (Ca2+ , Cu2+ , Co2+ , Fe2+ , Fe3+ , Ni2+ , Sr2+ , and Cr3+ ) and metal oxides (Fe3 O4 , Al2 O3 , and SiO2 ), which is beneficial for their further practical application. The maximum zero-order rate constant k 1 and first-order rate constant k2 of all metal ions/oxides supplemented systems can reach 99.65 mg/(L. min) and 2.419 min-1 , which are 11.3- and 12.6-fold higher than that of control systems, respectively. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 35: e2727, 2019.
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- Haikun Zhang
- Yantai Institute of Costal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264000, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Yantai Institute of Costal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264000, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Nayanthika IVK, Jayawardana DT, Bandara NJGJ, Manage PM, Madushanka RMTD. Effective use of iron-aluminum rich laterite based soil mixture for treatment of landfill leachate. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 74:347-361. [PMID: 29336953 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Landfill leachate poses environmental threats worldwide and causes severe issues on adjacent water bodies and soil by direct discharge. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the efficient use of compost and laterite mixtures (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt% compost/laterite) on leachate treatment and to investigate the associated removal efficiencies under different sorption processes. Therefore, in the experimental design, laterite is used for providing adsorption characteristics, and compost for activating biological properties of the filter. The filtering process is continued until major physical changes occur in the filter at approximately 100 days. The raw leachate used for the experiment shows higher average values for many analyzed parameters. Parameters for the experiment are selected based on their availability in raw leachate in the Sri Lanka. During filtering, removal efficiencies of BOD (>90%), COD (>85%), phosphate (>90%) and nitrate (75-95%) show higher values for all filters. These removals are mainly associated with biodegradation, which is activated by the added compost. Perhaps the removal of nitrate steadily increases with time, which indicates in denitrification by the added excess carbon from the leachate. The removal of total suspended solids (TSS) is moderate to high, but conversely, the electric conductivity (EC) is unsteady, indicating an association between iron exchange and carbonate degradation. A very high removal efficiency is reported in Fe (90-100%), and wide ranges of efficiencies in Mn (30-90%), Cu (45-85%), Ni (30-93%), Cd (37-98%), Zn (15-98%), and Pb (35-98%) involve heterogeneous sorption processes. Furthermore, the normalization of raw leachate by the liquid filtrate has apparent improvements. The differences (p > .05) in removal efficiencies between the filters are significant. It can be concluded that the filter with laterite mixed with 20% of compost has the optimum conditions. Further, the Fourier-transforminfrared (FT-IR) models for filter media conclude multiple sorptions and reveal evidence on vacant sites. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses indicate secondary minerals gibbsite, hematite, goethite and kaolinite as the major minerals that involved on the sorption process.
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- I V K Nayanthika
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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- University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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- University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Zoology, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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- University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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- University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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Safari Sinegani AA, Jafari Monsef M. Chemical speciation and bioavailability of cadmium in the temperate and semiarid soils treated with wheat residue. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:9750-9758. [PMID: 26850097 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6171-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Heavy metal bioavailability depends on metal fractions in soil. The impacts of mild wheat residue (<2 mm) and incubation time on fractions of Cd were studied in two different spiked soils sampled from Hamadan and Lahijan, Iran with semiarid and temperate climates, respectively. Two factorial experiments were done in two soils polluted with 10 μg Cd g(-1) soil separately. Organic matter (0 and 5 % wheat straw) and soil incubation time (24 and 3600 h) were factors examined in three replicates. The transformation of Cd from KNO3 extractable form to less available fractions was higher in semiarid soils with lower clay and OM contents and higher pH and carbonate contents compared to temperate soils. In polluted semiarid soils after 24 h incubation, greater content of Cd was observed in residual (HNO3 extractable) (45 %), carbonates associated (EDTA extractable) (34 %), organic matter associated (NaOH extractable) (11 %), and KNO3 extractable (10 %) fractions, but in temperate soils, greater content of Cd was observed in KNO3 extractable (61 %), HNO3 extractable (14 %), EDTA extractable (13 %), and NaOH extractable (12 %) fractions. KNO3 extractable form of Cd was decreased, and NaOH extractable and HNO3 extractable forms of Cd were increased by addition of wheat residue to both soils. The initial decrease of added Cd from KNO3 extractable form to less mobile fractions in Hamadan soil was very interesting. But this change was not observed in Lahijan soil. Since contamination factor was significantly high in temperate soils compared to semiarid soils in all treatments, the risk of Cd environmental pollution in temperate region is considerably high.
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- Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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Andreas R, Zhang J. Characteristics of adsorption interactions of cadmium(II) onto humin from peat soil in freshwater and seawater media. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 92:352-357. [PMID: 24464297 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1205-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study examined Cd solubility in pH 2-12 fresh and seawater media with and without humin to determine Cd species composition. The study, based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics model, was conducted to determine the kinetic parameters of Cd(II) adsorption onto humin. We employed the Langmuir and Freundlich models to derive thermodynamic parameters. Aquo (Cd(H2O) 6 (2+) ) and chloro- (CdCl(+) and CdCl2) complexes were responsible for Cd(II) adsorption onto humin. Results showed Cd as Cd(II) and Cd(H2O) 6 (+2) was water soluble at 2 < pH < 7; with a portion of the soluble Cd precipitating as Cd(OH)2. The Cd(II) rate constant (k) in freshwater was 0.5 × 10(-3) (min(-1)), occurring in a single phase, while in seawater fast and slow phase values for k were 31.88 × 10(-3) and 6.2 × 10(-3) (min(-1)), respectively. The adsorption curves showed a better fit with the Langmuir than the Freundlich model.
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- Roy Andreas
- Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku 3190, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan,
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Effect of Diet Supplemented with Natural Humic Compounds and Sodium Humate on Performance and Selected Metabolic Variables in Broiler Chickens. ACTA VET BRNO 2010. [DOI: 10.2754/avb201079030385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effect of humic substances from different sources on the performance and selected biochemical indicators was studied in 150 one-day-old broiler chickens (Ross 308) divided into control (C) and two tested groups (n = 50). Chickens of tested groups were fed diets supplemented with natural humic compounds (group HS) and sodium humate (group HNa) at amounts of 5 g·kg-1of feeds in phase 1 and 7 g·kg-1of feeds in phases 2 and 3 of the fattening period. Higher final body weights (not significant) were observed in both tested groups (2527.6 g for HS; 2481.5 g for HNa) than in the control group (2476.6 g). The feed conversion ratio throughout the whole experiment was lower in the HS group (P< 0.001) and higher in the HNa group (P< 0.001) compared to the control group. The European Efficiency Index reached at the end of the experiment was the highest in the HS group (P< 0.001) and the lowest in the HNa group compared to the control group. Differences in total protein, albumin, total lipids, triglycerides and phosphorus among the tested groups were not significant. Higher values of Ca (P< 0.05) in the HS group and lower cholesterol (P< 0.05) in the HNa group were observed after 14 days; lower AST (P< 0.05) in the HS group and lower calcium (P< 0.05) and higher glucose (P< 0.01) in the HNa group were observed after 35 days of the experiment in comparison with the control group.
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Orsetti S, Andrade EM, Molina FV. Application of a constrained regularization method to extraction of affinity distributions: proton and metal binding to humic substances. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 336:377-87. [PMID: 19477457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The binding of proton and metal cations to humic substances has been analyzed with a regularized fitting procedure (using the CONTIN software package) to extract conditional affinity distributions, valid at a given ionic strength, from binding (titration) curves. The procedure was previously tested with simulated titration curves using a simple bi-Gaussian model, the NICA-Donnan model, and the Stockholm humic model. Application to literature data for proton binding shows that in several cases the affinity distribution found is bimodal (carboxylic and phenolic sites) as usually assumed; however in other cases, specially for fulvic acids, a trimodal distribution is clearly discerned, with a smaller peak between the two noted above attributed to the presence of vicinal carboxylic groups. The analysis of metal binding curves has been performed in a few cases where the available data could be reliably processed, separating the proton affinity distribution and obtaining the conditional affinity spectra. For Cd(II) and Pb(II) a bimodal distribution is found, attributed in principle to mono- and bidentate binding, based on spectroscopic data. In the case of Cu(II), a more complex affinity distribution is found showing 3-4 peaks; this is consistent with spectroscopic studies, where different binding modes, up to tetradentate, have been observed.
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- Silvia Orsetti
- INQUIMAE, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C. Universitaria, Pabellon II, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, dos Santos DS, Blanco C, Echeverria JC, Garrido JJ. Particle and surface characterization of a natural illite and study of its copper retention. J Colloid Interface Sci 2005; 285:41-9. [PMID: 15797393 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 11/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Illite clays are known to have a strong affinity for metallic pollutants in the environment and can be applied as low-cost adsorbents for industrial waste treatment. A crucial factor in the development of such applications, however, is the understanding of the chemical, mineralogical, and colloidal properties of these clays. It is also important to understand the mechanisms involved in the surface adsorption of metals by these adsorbants. In order to study the retention of transition metals on illite clays, we have applied surface characterization techniques such as FPIA, SEM-EDX, XRD, N2 (77 K) adsorption, and FTIR. In addition to these experimental techniques, we have also employed a theoretical model that accounts for the chemistry of transition metal ions, and considers the global retention process to be the sum of several single retention processes. This model adequately fits the experimental data and allows for the speciation of metal retention on illite surfaces. Between pH values of 2.53 and 3.01 the only adsorption processes are the electrostatic sorption of [Cu(H2O)6]2+, and the surface complexation of [Cu(H2O)6]2+ and [Cu(OH)(H2O)5]+ ions. Surface complexation of [Cu(OH)(H2O)5]+ ions increases with pH, overcoming [Cu(H2O)6]2+ retention, and thus contributing to the surface precipitation of Cu(OH)2.
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- Ramón A Alvarez-Puebla
- Materials and Surface Science Group, School of Physical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4 Canada.
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, Garrido JJ. Effect of pH on the aggregation of a gray humic acid in colloidal and solid states. CHEMOSPHERE 2005; 59:659-67. [PMID: 15792663 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Revised: 10/12/2004] [Accepted: 10/19/2004] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Gray humic acids have a marked colloidal character, a large number of surface functional groups, and are subject to aggregation phenomena. They are able to complex soluble pollutants, and initiate flocculation processes as a function of environmental conditions. The aim of this work is to study the aggregation of a gray humic acid, which is stable in colloidal dispersion, by means of photon correlation spectroscopy, and molecular modeling. The effect of this aggregation in the solid state is also studied by means of N2 (to 77 K) and CO2 (to 273 K) adsorption isotherms, as well as FT-IR absorption. The variation of the colloid's zeta potential and size, with pH, reflects the ionization of the carboxylic and phenolic acidic groups, and a linear dependence of size on zeta potential. The decrease in the size of the colloids seems to be more affected by the ionization of the phenolic acid groups, than by that of the carboxylic acid groups, which is likely because in the case of the ionized carboxylic groups the humic colloids are still capable of generating H-bonds. In the solid state, aggregation effects are illustrated by a decrease in surface area, and a disappearance of certain micropores, with increasing pH. These features are likely due to an inhibition of aggregation in the colloidal state as a consequence of the increase in charge that results from ionization of the acidic groups, and also to an increased hindrance to H-bond formation, due to the loss of protons during the above-mentioned ionization process.
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- R A Alvarez-Puebla
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Public University of Navarra, Campus Arrosadía, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain.
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Alvarez-Puebla R, Goulet P, Garrido J. Characterization of the porous structure of different humic fractions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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dos Santos, Jr. DS, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Oliveira, Jr. ON, Aroca RF. Controlling the size and shape of gold nanoparticles in fulvic acid colloidal solutions and their optical characterization using SERS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1039/b506218g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Peuravuori J, Pihlaja K. Preliminary study of lake dissolved organic matter in light of nanoscale supramolecular assembly. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2004; 38:5958-5967. [PMID: 15573594 DOI: 10.1021/es040041l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Large-scale preparative high-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) was performed to separate different molecular size fractions in milligram quantities from strongly colored dissolved organic matter (DOM) of a freshwater using a very mild conjugate acid-base pair (10 mM acetic acid-sodium acetate solution at pH 7.0 with an ionic strength of 6 x 10(-5)) as the mobile phase. The homogeneity-uniformity of different molecular size fractions in relation to their combined original mixture was verified by an analytical HPSEC system. In addition to molecular size distribution and basic spectroscopic characteristics, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was applied to specify structural features for different size fractions. The results demonstrate clearly that only a very small amount of conjugate organic acid-base pair is required to generate a powerful resolution for a DOM mixture, and very strong treatments with organic acids are not necessarily needed to reach a better SEC resolution. Most essential is the combined outcome of different HPSEC experiments and determined structural functionalities which indicate that almost all original DOM solutes are aggregated mixtures consisting of different associations possessing various molecular size ranges, which can be separated from their integrated whole as nearly homogeneous and uniform species. In summary, the present study strongly speaks for the need to direct the research of natural dissolved and colloidal organic carbon more strongly toward a nanoscale study of supramolecular assemblies. More precise knowledge about the primary, secondary, and tertiary structure of dissolved DOM constituents has its essential function, e.g., for environmental protection and utilization of surface waters.
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- Juhani Peuravuori
- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland.
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, Garrido JJ, Aroca RF. Surface-Enhanced Vibrational Microspectroscopy of Fulvic Acid Micelles. Anal Chem 2004; 76:7118-25. [PMID: 15571368 DOI: 10.1021/ac049076u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Micro-Raman spectroscopy, infrared absorption microspectroscopy, and AFM images of nano- or microsized micelles formed by fulvic acid (FA) solutions, prepared at different pHs, and cast on glass slides or gold island films, are reported. FA films cast on gold islands are characterized by surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA), surface-enhanced infrared reflection absorption, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Based on spectral evidence, it is expected that the chemisorption of FA on gold island films takes place through thiol groups, which become more active as pH increases. The SEIRA spectra of these films show increased peak intensity, as well as improved band resolution. Microspectroscopy SERS studies show that, at pH 5, FA form small aggregates on gold surfaces. At pH 8, FA tends to expand due to electrostatic repulsion, giving rise to a fractal surface composed of different domains. SERS studies of these domains reveal that the most polar molecules are located on the external faces. At pH 11, fractal conformations are even more pronounced and give rise to radial patterned structures. At this pH, the position of fulvic acid molecules in the fractal micelles is the same as observed at pH 8. In this way, SERS can be viewed as a powerful tool for the analysis of the composition, apparent contribution of the surface functional groups of FA films, and the FA building blocks (i.e., catechol, gallic, salicylic, or ftalic acids) in the structures of these materials.
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- Ramón A Alvarez-Puebla
- Materials and Surface Science Group, School of Physical Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, N9B 3P4
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, Valenzuela-Calahorro C, Garrido JJ. Retention of Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) on a purified brown humic acid. Modeling and characterization of the sorption process. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2004; 20:3657-64. [PMID: 15875396 DOI: 10.1021/la0363231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Brown humic acids (BHAs) constitute the most polar and soluble fraction of humic acids. Their colloidal character and their high number of functional surface groups justify their higher reactivity as against metallic cations with respect to other humic fractions (i.e., gray humic acids and humins). The aim of this work is to study the retention mechanisms of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Co(II) on a BHA by means of a proper combination of physical and chemical techniques: sorption isotherms, mathematical modeling of these isotherms, molecular modeling, FTIR, and N2 (77 K) and CO2 (273 K) adsorption. Electrostatic retention for the three cations is an important mechanism at very low concentrations. Its magnitude is higher than that of the specific retention in the initial stages of the retention but it decreases progressively with respect to the former as the initial metal concentration increases. The BHA surface area varies with the amount of retained metal. When the initial amount of added metal is low (n0 < 80 mmol kg(-1)), the cations form 2:1 complexes, which are energetically favored due to the chelate effect. To obtain this coordination, the BHA slightly modifies its conformation by decreasing its area. When the initial amount of added metal is sufficiently high to occupy most of the surface functional groups (n0 > 1280 mmol kg(-1)), the cations are heterogeneously retained over the whole surface, thus preventing the available groups at low n0 from giving place to the 2:1 complexes due to the fact that they are already occupied.
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- Ramón A Alvarez-Puebla
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Public University of Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
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