Coordination Adsorption of Anions

Author(s):  
G. Y. Zhang ◽  
T. R. Yu

In Chapter 4, when the electrostatic adsorption of anions by variable charge soils is discussed, another type of adsorption, specific adsorption, has already been mentioned, although it is not very remarkable for chloride ions and nitrate ions. For some other anions, specific adsorption can be very important. Specific adsorption is determined by the nature of the anions and is also related to the kind of functional groups on the surface of soils. In general, this type of adsorption is more pronounced in soils containing large amounts of iron and aluminum oxides. Therefore, specific adsorption of anions is one of the important characteristics of variable charge soils. Specific adsorption is a common term. For anions, the mechanism of specific adsorption is ligand exchange between these ions and some groups that have already been coordinately linked on the surface of soil particles. Therefore, the term coordination adsorption may be more appropriate than the term specific adsorption. For variable charge soils, phosphate is the strongest specifically adsorbed anion species. Phosphate adsorption is also the most intensively studied anion adsorption in soil science. However, the valence status of phosphate ions is apt to change with the change in environmental conditions. In the adsorption of phosphate by soils, in addition to ligand exchange, other mechanisms, such as chemical precipitation, may also be involved. Therefore, the phenomenon of phosphate adsorption is rather complex, and it is often difficult to make definitive interpretations of experimental results. In the present chapter, the coordination adsorption of anions will be discussed, mainly taking sulfate as the example, because sulfate is only secondary to phosphate in importance for agricultural production among anions capable of undergoing coordination adsorption. For the purpose of comparison, the adsorption of fluoride ions will also be mentioned. On the surface of soil particles there are functional groups such as hydroxyl groups (M-OH) and water molecules (M-OH2) that can participate in ligand exchange with anions. Al-OH, Fe-OH, Al-OH2, and Fe-OH2 groups on the surface of soil particles are the important sites for coordination adsorption of anions. Therefore, when a soil contains large amounts of iron and aluminum oxides, the phenomenon of coordination adsorption of anions will be more pronounced.

Author(s):  
F. S. Zhang ◽  
T. R. Yu

Hydrogen ion is one kind of cation which possesses many properties common to all cations. Hydrogen ion also has its own characteristic features which are of particular significance for variable charge soils. The interactions between hydrogen ions and the surface of soil particles is the basic cause of the variability of both positive and negative surface charges of variable charge soils. The quantity of hydrogen ions in soils determines the acidity of the soil while the acidity of variable charge soils is among the strongest in all the soils. This strong acidity of variable charge soils affects many other chemical properties of the soil. In this chapter, the basic properties of hydrogen ions will be briefly discussed. Then, the products and the kinetics of the interaction between hydrogen ions and variable charge soils will be treated. The dissociation of hydrogen ions from the surface of soil particles has already been mentioned in Chapter 2. After the dissociation of an electron, a hydrogen atom becomes a proton (H+ ion). The ionization energy of hydrogen atoms is 1310 kj mol-1, whereas those of alkali metals, Li, Na, K, and Cs, are 519, 494, 419 and 377 kj mol-1, respectively. This difference in the ionization energy between hydrogen and alkali metals indicates that protons have a particularly strong affinity for electrons. Therefore, protons are apt to form a covalent bond with other atoms by sharing a pair of electrons, or to form a hydrogen bond. Because of the absence of an electronic shell, a proton has a diameter of the order of 10-13 cm, while other ions with electronic shells generally have a diameter of the order of 10-8 cm. Because a proton is so small, it is quite accessible to its neighboring ions and molecules. Therefore, there is very little steric hindrance when protons participate in chemical reactions. The above-mentioned features of proton are the basis for its particular properties. Free proton in solution is extremely unstable because it is very active. In an aqueous solution it will react with water molecules to form a hydrated proton, H3O+.


Author(s):  
C. B. Li

The migration of colloidal soil particles in an applied electric field has been discussed in Chapter 7. Soil particles carrying electric charges invariably adsorb equivalent amounts of ions of the opposite charge. Generally there is a certain amount of free ions present in soil solution. When an electric field is applied to a soil system, a phenomenon known as electric conductance occurs. As in the case for electrolyte solutions, soil particles and various ions interact with one another during their migration, and these interactions can affect the electric conductance of the system. Variable charge soils carry both positive and negative surface charges, and it can be expected that their interactions with various ions would be rather complicated during conductance. On the other hand, this makes the measurement of electric conductance an effective means in elucidating the mechanisms of interactions between variable charge soils and ions. Both direct-current (DC) electric fields and alternating-current (AC) electric fields can induce the migration of charged particles. In the latter case, the migration of these particles should be related to the frequency of the applied AC electric field. Therefore, in this chapter, after describing the principles of electric conductance of ions and colloids and the factors that affect the conductance of a soil, emphasis shall be placed on the interaction between variable charge soils and various ions as reflected by the frequency effect in electric conductance. For a colloidal suspension, the electric conductance may be regarded as the contribution of conductances of both charged colloidal particles and ions. These two parts may be called the electric conductance of colloidal panicles and the electric conductance of ions, respectively. However, in actual cases it is difficult to distinguish between these two parts. Therefore, it is a general practice to distinguish the electric conductance as that caused by colloidal particles plus their counterions from that caused by ions of the free solution. These may be called electric conductance of the colloid and electric conductance of the free solution. The former conductance is the difference between the electric conductance of the suspension and that of the free solution.


2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Lucia Azevedo Silveira ◽  
Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni

Cu adsorption, at concentrations between 0 to 800 mg L-1, was evaluated in surface and subsurface samples of three Brazilian soils: a heavy clayey-textured Rhodic Hapludalf (RH), a heavy clayey-textured Anionic ''Rhodic'' Acrudox (RA) and a medium-textured Anionic ''Xanthic'' Acrudox (XA). After adsorption, two consecutive extractions were performed to the samples which received 100 mg L-1 copper. Surface samples adsorbed higher amounts of Cu than the subsurface, and exhibited lower Cu removed after the extractions, reinforcing the influence of the organic matter in the reactions. Cu adsorption was significant in the subsurface horizons of the Oxisols, despite the positive balance of charge, demonstrating the existence of mechanisms for specific adsorption, mainly related to the predominance of iron and aluminum oxides in the mineral fractions. In these samples, Cu was easily removed from the adsorption sites. RH demonstrated a higher capacity for the Cu adsorption in both horizons.


This book, based on research carried out at the Academia Sinica over the past 30 years, explains the basic difference between the variable charge soils of tropical and subtropical regions, and the constant charge soils of temperate regions. It will focus on the chemical properties of the variable charge soils--properties which have important bearing on soil management practices, including maximizing soil productivity and combating soil pollution.


Environments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Gianniantonio Petruzzelli ◽  
Francesca Pedron

The increasing use of tungsten in the production of green energy in the aerospace and military industries, and in many other hi-tech applications, may increase the content of this element in soil. This overview examines some aspects of the behavior of tungsten in soil, such as the importance of characteristics of soils in relation to bioavailability processes, the chemical approaches to evaluate tungsten mobility in the soil environment and the importance of adsorption and desorption processes. Tungsten behavior depends on soil properties of which the most important is soil pH, which determines the solubility and polymerization of tungstate ions and the characteristics of the adsorbing soil surfaces. During the adsorption and desorption of tungsten, iron, and aluminum oxides, and hydroxides play a key role as they are the most important adsorbing surfaces for tungsten. The behavior of tungsten compounds in the soil determines the transfer of this element in plants and therefore in the food chain. Despite the growing importance of tungsten in everyday life, environmental regulations concerning soil do not take this element into consideration. The purpose of this review is also to provide some basic information that could be useful when considering tungsten in environmental legislation.


Soil Research ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
GP Gillman

The cation exchange capacity of six surface soils from north Queensland and Hawaii has been measured over a range of pH values (4-6) and ionic strength values (0.003-0.05). The results show that for variable charge soils, modest changes in electrolyte ionic strength are as important in their effect on caton exchange capacity as are changes in pH values.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-631
Author(s):  
Jianyao Lin ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
Yun Ye ◽  
Sheng Xu ◽  
Tailiang Guo ◽  
...  

We present a ligand-exchange-free photo-patternable quantum-dot photoresist (QDPR) with high photolithographic uniformity. The dispersion mechanism between the QD’s surface ligands and the functional groups of photoresist polymers are studied. Results show that the dispersibility and photoluminescent intensity of this QDPR can be both improved by controlling dispersant and antioxidant. For device demonstration, multi-colored quantum dot color conversion films (QDCCF) were prepared and patterned by a photolithography process. High QD dispersibility and film-forming uniformity were both achieved with this QDCCF. It is believed that the proposed QDPR has the potential to be extensively used in lighting or display applications.


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