Potentiality of methyltrioctylammonium chloride ligand for selective extraction of the Uranium(VI) metal ions from selective carbonate leach liquor

In soil/sediment analysis, subdivision of trace metal content into different categories is usually based on selective extraction schemes. To assess the disposition of metal ions bound to aluminum hydrous oxides in such schemes, suspensions of Al(OH)3gel, gibbsite, or alumina were loaded with up to 5 μ mol of Cu, Pb, Cd, or Zn ions prior to being extracted for 24 h with one of fifteen different chemical solutions. The percentage of sorbed ion retrieved varied along the reagent sequence: NaCl, CaCl2 < MgCl2, NH4NO3 < CH3COONH4, Na citrate, Na4P2O7 < EDTA, DTPA < CH3COOH, H2C2O4, HCl, HNO3. In each system, the recovery value varied with the initial surface loading (a function of sorption pH) and reflected changes in metal species form, e.g., bonded M2+, (MOH+), M(OH)2. With low loading levels up to 40% was displaced by salt solutions; with 1 to 2 μ mol sorbed, as little as 10% was displaced by acids or complex formers but this increased to ~90% with higher loadings. The relationship between sorption pH, amount sorbed, and extraction value was complex, and since in selective extraction schemes classification is based on recovery values, changes in initial retention parameters (e.g. system pH) lead to varying fractions of the different metal ions being classified as "ion exchangeable", "chemisorbed", and "incorporated in the lattice".

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Changes in aggregate stability and associated organic matter properties after direct drilling and ploughing on some Australian soils

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr9800027 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 27 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

AP Hamblin

Keyword(s):

Metal Ions ◽

Aggregate Stability ◽

Selective Extraction ◽

Continuous Cropping ◽

Neutral Salt ◽

Structural Improvement ◽

Trivalent Metal Ions ◽

Direct Drilling ◽

The Stability ◽

Humic Fractions

After 3-8 years' continuous cropping with conventional cultivation and direct drilling, five Australian soils were examined for changes in structural stability attributable to tillage methods. Some increase in organic carbon was found in four direct drilled soils, and the proportion of carbon in the greater than 2 �m fractions was also higher in these soils after short ultrasonic treatment. Direct drilled soils had significantly greater stability with at least one of the stability tests used, but no soil showed consistently greater stability to five different tests. One direct drilled soil was more stable than its ploughed equivalent after alkaline and neutral salt extraction of metal ions and associated humic substances. One direct drilled soil was more dispersed by polysaccharide extraction. Three direct drilled soils retained greater stability after selective extraction of trivalent metal ions complexed to humic fractions. Structural improvement takes place in Australian soils after several years of direct drilling, but may be at a slower rate and to a lesser extent than has been reported for wetter environments.

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