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Li N, Ma H, Wang G, Ma X, Deng J, Yuan S. Efficient extraction and formation mechanism of fulvic acid from lignite: Experimental and DFT studies. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 365:121650. [PMID: 38968881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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Enhancing the coal-based fulvic acid (FA) yield through the effect of oxidation methods was of great importance. However, the realization of an efficient and environmentally friendly method for the preparation of FA, along with understanding of its formation mechanism, remains imperative. Herein, coal-based FA was prepared by oxidizing lignite with H2O2 and NaOH/KOH. The experimental data showed that ML lignite was pickled with HCl, metal ions such as iron, aluminum, and calcium can be removed, and this lignite is used as raw material, the reaction time was 150 min, the reaction temperature was 50 °C, and the volume ratio of H2O2 (30%) to KOH (3 mol/L) was 1:1, the effect of H2O2 and KOH on FA extraction was the best. The coal-based FA yield could reach 60.49%. The addition of silicone defoaming agent during the experiment resulted in a significant diminished the presence of bubbles and prevent the production of CO2. A decrease in N2 content was detected by GC. The FTIR, XPS, Py-GC/MS and other characterization results showed that FA has more polar functional groups (-COOH, -OH), and it contains more O-CO structure. Consequently, a greater quantity of FA molecules is generated during the reaction process. Moreover, the partial Gibbs free energies during the formation process of coal-based FA were calculated by density-functional theory (DFT). The highest energy required for free radicals was found to be between 1.3 and 1.7 eV. This study would provide theoretical support for exploring the FA formation process and the promotion of lignite humification by adding H2O2 or alkali to lignite.
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- Na Li
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource-Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- R&D Center. Yunnan Yuntianhua CO., LTD, NO.1417 Dian Lake Road, 650228, Kunming, China.
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- R&D Center. Yunnan Yuntianhua CO., LTD, NO.1417 Dian Lake Road, 650228, Kunming, China.
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource-Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource-Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource-Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Chang X, Duan T, Feng J, Li YX. Contrasting fate and binding behavior of Mn and Cu with dissolved organic matter during in situ remediation using multicomponent capping in malodorous black water. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121288. [PMID: 38359596 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The common use of peroxides in the remediation of malodorous black water may lead to the activation of heavy metals in sediment when eliminating black and odorous substances. The mechanisms of heavy metal interactions with dissolved organic matter (DOM) in response to in situ capping have not been elucidated, but this information could guide the optimization of capping materials. We developed a capping material consisting of hydrothermally carbonized sediment (HCS), hydrated magnesium carbonate (HMC) and sodium percarbonate (SPC) and used microcosm experiments to investigate the dynamics of Mn and Cu at the sediment-water interface in malodorous black water. The results showed that HCS, HMC and SPC contributed multiple functions of mechanical protection, chemical isolation and oxygen provision to the new caps. HMC promoted the conversion of Mn/Cu into carbonate minerals. The optimal mass proportions were 25 % HCS, 60 % HMC and 15 % SPC based on the mixture design. In situ capping altered the fate and transformation of metals in the sediment-overlying water profile in the short term through Mn immobilization and Cu activation. The complexation of Cu(II) ions was significantly stronger than that of Mn(II) ions. In situ capping had a significant effect on the order of complexation of different fluorescent DOM molecules with Mn(II)/Cu(II) ions: microbial byproducts and fulvic acid-like components were preferentially complexed with Cu(II) ions after capping, while phenolic and humic acid-like components preferentially interacted with Mn(II) ions. Humic-like components bound to Cu were affected the most by capping treatment, whereas protein-like components were relatively weakly affected. Our study provides valuable knowledge on the impact of in situ capping on DOM-metal complexes.
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- Xuan Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Lodeiro P, Rey-Castro C, David C, Humphreys MP, Gledhill M. Proton Binding Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter Extracted from the North Atlantic. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:21136-21144. [PMID: 38051294 PMCID: PMC10734258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) presents key thermodynamic properties that are not yet fully constrained. Here, we report the distribution of binding sites occupied by protons (i.e., proton affinity spectra) and parametrize the median intrinsic proton binding affinities (log K̅H) and heterogeneities (m), for DOM samples extracted from the North Atlantic. We estimate that 11.4 ± 0.6% of C atoms in the extracted marine DOM have a functional group with a binding site for ionic species. The log K̅H of the most acidic groups was larger (4.01-4.02 ± 0.02) than that observed in DOM from coastal waters (3.82 ± 0.02), while the chemical binding heterogeneity parameter increased with depth to values (m1= 0.666 ± 0.009) ca. 10% higher than those observed in surface open ocean or coastal samples. On the contrary, the log K̅H for the less acidic groups shows a difference between the surface (10.01 ± 0.08) and deep (9.22 ± 0.35) samples. The latter chemical groups were more heterogeneous for marine than for terrestrial DOM, and m2 decreased with depth to values of 0.28 ± 0.03. Binding heterogeneity reflects aromatic carbon compounds' persistence and accumulation in diverse, low-abundance chemical forms, while easily degradable low-affinity groups accumulate more uniformly in the deep ocean.
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- Pablo Lodeiro
- Department
of Chemistry, Physics, Environmental and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida − AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physics, Environmental and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida − AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physics, Environmental and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida − AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Ocean Systems (OCS), NIOZ Royal Netherlands
Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg
(Texel), The Netherlands
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- GEOMAR
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
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Blanco PM, Narambuena CF, Madurga S, Mas F, Garcés JL. Unusual Aspects of Charge Regulation in Flexible Weak Polyelectrolytes. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:2680. [PMID: 37376324 DOI: 10.3390/polym15122680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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This article reviews the state of the art of the studies on charge regulation (CR) effects in flexible weak polyelectrolytes (FWPE). The characteristic of FWPE is the strong coupling of ionization and conformational degrees of freedom. After introducing the necessary fundamental concepts, some unconventional aspects of the the physical chemistry of FWPE are discussed. These aspects are: (i) the extension of statistical mechanics techniques to include ionization equilibria and, in particular, the use of the recently proposed Site Binding-Rotational Isomeric State (SBRIS) model, which allows the calculation of ionization and conformational properties on the same foot; (ii) the recent progresses in the inclusion of proton equilibria in computer simulations; (iii) the possibility of mechanically induced CR in the stretching of FWPE; (iv) the non-trivial adsorption of FWPE on ionized surfaces with the same charge sign as the PE (the so-called "wrong side" of the isoelectric point); (v) the influence of macromolecular crowding on CR.
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- Pablo M Blanco
- Physical Chemistry Unit, Materials Science and Physical Chemistry Department & Research Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (IQTCUB), Barcelona University (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Grupo de Bionanotecnologia y Sistemas Complejos, Infap-CONICET & Facultad Regional San Rafael, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, San Rafael 5600, Argentina
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- Physical Chemistry Unit, Materials Science and Physical Chemistry Department & Research Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (IQTCUB), Barcelona University (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Physical Chemistry Unit, Materials Science and Physical Chemistry Department & Research Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (IQTCUB), Barcelona University (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Chemistry Department, Technical School of Agricultural Engineering & AGROTECNIO, Lleida University (UdL), 25003 Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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Garraud J, Plihon H, Capiaux H, Le Guern C, Mench M, Lebeau T. Drivers to improve metal(loid) phytoextraction with a focus on microbial degradation of dissolved organic matter in soils. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2023; 26:63-81. [PMID: 37303191 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2221740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bioaugmentation of soils can increase the mobilization of metal(loid)s from the soil-bearing phases. However, once desorbed, these metal(loid)s are mostly complexed to the dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the soil solution, which can restrict their availability to plants (roots mainly taking up the free forms) and then the phytoextraction performances. Firstly the main drivers influencing phytoextraction are reminded, then the review focuses on the DOM role. After having reminding the origin, the chemical structure and the lability of DOM, the pool of stable DOM (the most abundant in the soil) most involved in the complexation of metal(loid)s is addressed in particular by focusing on carboxylic and/or phenolic groups and factors controlling metal(loid) complexation with DOM. Finally, this review addresses the ability of microorganisms to degrade metal(loid)-DOM complexes as an additional lever for increasing the pool of free metal(loid) ions, and then phytoextraction performances, and details the origin of microorganisms and how they are selected. The development of innovative processes including the use of these DOM-degrading microorganisms is proposed in perspectives.
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- Justine Garraud
- Nantes Université, Université d'Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Université d'Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Université d'Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Université d'Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France
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Guo LY, He X, Hong ZN, Xu RK. Effect of the interaction of fulvic acid with Pb(II) on the distribution of Pb(II) between solid and liquid phases of four minerals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:68680-68691. [PMID: 35543790 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20315-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is one of the top metal pollutants worldwide, and its distribution between liquid and solid phases of soils is strongly controlled by its adsorption on minerals, organic matter, and their composites. This paper presented the effect of fulvic acid (FA) coexistence on the distribution of Pb(II) at the solid-liquid interface of four minerals, which provided reference for how to use humic substances to remove toxic Pb(II) in soils. The free Pb2+ of suspensions, measured by Pb ion selective electrode, was used to characterize the complexation of FA with Pb2+ at various pH. The adsorption isotherms of Pb(II) by montmorillonite, kaolinite, goethite, and gibbsite with and without FA were studied with batch experiments. Results indicated that the free Pb2+ decreased and complexed Pb(II) increased with the increase of FA concentration in Pb(II)-FA solutions, whether the initial concentration of Pb(II) was 0.1 or 1 mM. Pb2+ hydrolysis was low and the free Pb2+ concentration in pure lead solution without FA was generally unchanged with increasing solution pH at pH < 6.0. But free Pb2+ decreased with the increase of pH in the presence of FA, suggesting that the complexation ability of FA with Pb2+ increased with the increase of solution pH. The adsorption of Pb(II) by the minerals without FA followed the order: montmorillonite > kaolinite ≈ goethite > gibbsite at pH5.0. The Pb(II) adsorption by montmorillonite and kaolinite significantly enhanced with 1 g/L FA, while significantly inhibited with 3 g/L FA at low initial Pb(II) concentration. However, the effect of FA on Pb(II) adsorption by montmorillonite was greater than that of kaolinite, which was mainly related to the crystal layer structure, adsorption area, and cation exchange capacity of the minerals. The Pb(II) adsorption by goethite and gibbsite was significantly enhanced by the addition of both 1 g/L and 3 g/L FA, and the enhancement was more evident in goethite system. The effect of FA on the distribution of Pb(II) between solid and liquid phases of the minerals was determined by the factors such as the initial concentration ratio of FA to Pb(II), the adsorption capacity of minerals for FA, and the number of soluble complexes of FA with Pb2+. Therefore, the distribution of FA between solid and liquid of four minerals affected the distribution of Pb(II) between solid and liquid phases of the minerals greatly. The results can provide an important reference for understanding the distribution of Pb(II) and the dynamics and mobility of active components in polluted soils.
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- Lin-Yu Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China.
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Sorption of Fulvic Acids and Their Compounds with Heavy Metal Ions on Clay Minerals. SOIL SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems6010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In real soils the interaction of humic substances with clay minerals often occurs with the participation of metal cations. The adsorption of fulvic acids (FA) solution and their solutions in the presence of heavy metal ions (Pb or Zn) on two clay minerals (kaolinite and bentonite) was investigated by measurement of the optical density changes in the of equilibrium solutions. The FA adsorption by bentonite at the concentrations 0.05–1 g/L proceeds according to the polymolecular mechanism and has a stepwise character. The adsorption of FA on kaolinite can be described by the mechanism of monomolecular adsorption. In three-component systems, including FA, trace element ions and a clay mineral, complex processes occur, including the formation of complexes and salts and their adsorption. The sorption of colored complexes of FA with Pb on the surface of kaolinite and bentonite increases with increasing metal concentrations (0.5–2 mmol/L). The interaction of the FA-Zn2+ compounds with bentonite is a more complicated process—adsorption takes place at the lowest concentration used only. Thus, binding of FA by clay minerals in the presence of metal cations is a complex phenomenon due to the chemical heterogeneity of FA, different properties of metals, characteristics of mineral surfaces and the variability of environmental conditions.
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Chen W, Guéguen C, Smith DS, Galceran J, Puy J, Companys E. Comparing a Fully Optimized ContinUouS (FOCUS) method with the analytical inversion of Non Ideal Competitive Adsorption (NICA) for determining the conditional affinity spectrum (CAS) of H and Pb binding to natural organic matter. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lodeiro P, Rey-Castro C, David C, Puy J, Achterberg EP, Gledhill M. Seasonal Variations in Proton Binding Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter Isolated from the Southwest Baltic Sea. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:16215-16223. [PMID: 34766769 PMCID: PMC8719755 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The physicochemical characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) strongly influence its interactions with inorganic species such as protons and trace elements in natural waters. We collected water samples at Boknis Eck, a time series station in the Baltic Sea with a low exposure to freshwater inputs, to investigate how seasonal fluctuations impact the proton binding properties of the isolated DOM. We used potentiometric titrations to assess the binding properties of solid-phase extracted DOM (SPE-DOM) over a seasonal cycle. We report and critically analyze the first NICA parameters estimates of carboxylic-like and phenolic-like sites for brackish water SPE-DOM. The total amount of functional groups (QmaxH,tot) showed no seasonal fluctuations and an average value of 136 ± 5.2 mmol·mol C-1. The average proton affinity (logKH) and binding site heterogeneity (m) showed a relatively minor variability for samples obtained between April and September, when the water remained stratified. These results contribute to a better understanding of the ion binding characteristics of DOM in natural brackish waters.
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- Pablo Lodeiro
- GEOMAR
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Lleida—AGROTECNIO-CERCA
Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Lleida—AGROTECNIO-CERCA
Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Lleida—AGROTECNIO-CERCA
Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Lleida—AGROTECNIO-CERCA
Center, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- GEOMAR
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
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- GEOMAR
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
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Lodeiro P, Rey-Castro C, David C, Achterberg EP, Puy J, Gledhill M. Acid-base properties of dissolved organic matter extracted from the marine environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 729:138437. [PMID: 32371203 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a key role in the current and future global carbon cycle, which supports life on Earth. Trace metals such as iron, an essential micronutrient, compete with protons and major ions for the binding to DOM. These competitive effects and the DOM binding capacity are related to the DOM acid-base properties, which also influence DOM transport and reactivity in marine waters. Here we present the results of a complete set of acid-base titration experiments of a pre-concentrated marine DOM sample in the range 0.01 ≤ I ≤ 0.7 M and 3 ≤ pH ≤ 10. We characterize the obtained proton binding curves using a combination of the non-ideal competitive adsorption (NICA) isotherm and Donnan electrostatic model. Within the main chemical groups of marine DOM, the carboxylic distribution was accurately characterized from the obtained data (QmaxH, 1=2.52 mol·kg-1, logk¯H,1 = 3.26, m1 = 0.69 and b = 0.70). This carboxylic mode was found to be less acidic and more homogeneous than a generic fulvic acid, but the differences are consistent with the reported variability of fulvic acids of freshwater and terrestrial origin. We find that changes in temperature (down to 5.5 °C), and the presence of calcium or magnesium (at 0.01 M) resulted in no significant modification of the proton ion binding curves obtained at 25 °C and 0.7 or 0.1 M ionic strength, respectively. We demonstrate the relevance of proton binding parameters for the modelling of the system iron/marine DOM throughout a wide range of salinity and acidity conditions in the context of different future ocean scenarios.
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- Pablo Lodeiro
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany.
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- Departament de Química, Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
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- Departament de Química, Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
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Koopal L, Tan W, Avena M. Equilibrium mono- and multicomponent adsorption models: From homogeneous ideal to heterogeneous non-ideal binding. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 280:102138. [PMID: 32387754 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Aqueous sorption processes play an important role in, for example, pollutant binding to natural nanoparticles, colloid stability, separation and enrichment of components and remediation processes. In this article, which is a tribute to Hans Lyklema, models of localized (ad)sorption of molecules and ions from aqueous solution on homogeneous and heterogeneous nanoparticles are presented. The discussed models range from ideal monocomponent sorption on homogeneous (Langmuir) and heterogeneous sites, to multicomponent ideal sorption on homogeneous and heterogeneous sites, multicomponent multisite ion complexation with charge distribution (CD-MUSIC) and non-ideal competitive adsorption on heterogeneous sites (NICA). Attention is also paid to lateral interaction, site-induced aggregation, binding stoichiometry and multilayer formation. Electrical double layer models are discussed in relation to ion binding on impermeable and permeable nanoparticles. Insight in models that can describe sorption of molecules and ions on nanoparticles leads to awareness of the limitations of using simple models for complex systems and is needed for the selection and application of an appropriate model for a given system. This is relevant for all practical sorption processes and for a better understanding of the role of natural nanoparticles in the binding of nutrients and pollutants.
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- Luuk Koopal
- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Koopal L, Tan W, Avena M. Mixed ad/desorption kinetics unraveled with the equilibrium adsorption isotherm. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Li H, Wang J, Zhao B, Gao M, Shi W, Zhou H, Xie Z, Zhou B, Lü C, He J. The role of major functional groups: Multi-evidence from the binding experiments of heavy metals on natural fulvic acids extracted from lake sediments. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 162:514-520. [PMID: 30015198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fulvic acid (FA) plays a key role in governing the environmental geochemistry behavior of heavy metals. In this work, the roles of major functional groups were investigated based on binding experiments of heavy metals on natural FA extracted from lake sediments. The results showed that the adsorption capacities were ranked as Cu2+ > Pb2+ >Cd2+. The differences of peak area at 3412, 1713, 617and 2430 cm-1 pre- and post-binding reactions in FTIR spectra suggested that phenolic, carboxyl and nitrogen-containing groups were the major functional groups providing sites binding heavy metals. Moreover, the results of bi-Langmuir model and the ionic strength effects jointly indicated that electrostatic attraction was the key mechanism during the adsorption process. The fitted results of Ligand-binding model suggested that the major functional groups in FA were classified into two types binding sites: weak (i.e. phenolic and carboxyl groups) and strong binding sites (i.e. nitrogen-containing groups). Additionally, there might be p-benzoquinone-like formed in FA which were then reduced to hydroquinone during the adsorption process, corresponding to the changing of peak area at 1614 and 830 cm-1 in FTIR spectra, the occurrence of Peak C in Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectra and the ratios of H/C (<1) and O/C (≈1). The organic matter in sediments from Lake Wuliangsuhai presented similar characteristics with terrestrial plants due to the lake characterized by Phragmites australis and Potamogeton pectinatus L. being the dominant species, which shared large proportions of woody tissues as well as waxy hydrocarbons resembling that of terrestrial plants. This work is useful to insight the environmental effects of FA on heavy metals in environment.
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- Hao Li
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Environmental Monitoring Center of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot 010011, China
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- Environmental Monitoring Center of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot 010011, China
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- Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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Chen W, Guéguen C, Smith DS, Galceran J, Puy J, Companys E. Metal (Pb, Cd, and Zn) Binding to Diverse Organic Matter Samples and Implications for Speciation Modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:4163-4172. [PMID: 29498836 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study evaluated the influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) properties on the speciation of Pb, Zn, and Cd. A total of six DOM samples were categorized into autochthonous and allochthonous sources based on their absorbance and fluorescence properties. The concentration of free metal ions ( CM2+) measured by titration using the absence of gradients and Nernstian equilibrium stripping (AGNES) method was compared with that predicted by the Windermere humic aqueous model (WHAM). At the same binding condition (pH, dissolved organic carbon, ionic strength, and total metal concentration) the allochthonous DOM showed a higher level of Pb binding than the autochthonous DOM (84- to 504-fold CPb2+ variation). This dependency, however, was less pronounced for Zn (12- to 74-fold CZn2+ variation) and least for Cd (2- to 14-fold CCd2+ variation). The WHAM performance was affected by source variation through the active DOM fraction ( F). The commonly used F = 1.3 provided reliable CPb2+ for allochthonous DOMs and acceptable CCd2+ for all DOM, but it significantly under-predicted CPb2+ and CZn2+ for autochthonous DOM. Adjusting F improved CM2+ predictions, but the optimum F values were metal-specific (e.g., 0.03-1.9 for Pb), as shown by linear correlations with specific optical indexes. The results indicate a potential to improve WHAM by incorporating rapid measurement of DOM optical properties for site-specific F.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , Wilfrid Laurier University , 75 University Avenue West , N2L 3C5 Waterloo , Ontario , Canada
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- Departament de Química . Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO , Rovira Roure 191 , 25198 Lleida , Catalonia , Spain
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- Departament de Química . Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO , Rovira Roure 191 , 25198 Lleida , Catalonia , Spain
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- Departament de Química . Universitat de Lleida and AGROTECNIO , Rovira Roure 191 , 25198 Lleida , Catalonia , Spain
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Zhang Z, Lü C, He J, Gao M, Zhao B, Zhou B, Guo J, Zhou H, Liu X, Li Z, Shi W, Jiao Y, Zhao W, Zhang Y. Nature differences of fulvic acid fractions induced by extracted sequence as explanatory factors for binding characteristics of Cu 2. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 191:458-466. [PMID: 29055267 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The isolation of fulvic acid (FA) fractions with relatively homogeneity is a key to reveal the binding mechanisms between FA and heavy metals. In this work, nine FA fractions were obtained using sequential alkali extraction procedure and nature differences of the extracted FA fractions were considered as explanatory factors for binding characteristics of Cu2+. The results indicate that the contents of carboxyl and phenolic groups decrease with increasing extractions along with an opposite trend for the content of nitrogen-containing groups. The fitted results of ligand binding and bi-Langmuir models indicate that the binding sites for Cu2+ were mainly provided by carboxyl and phenolic groups, which explained the higher sorption capacity and binding affinity of earlier extracted FAs due to its higher contents of carboxyl and phenolic groups. Furthermore, the systemic characterization of FA fractions before and after adsorption indicate the nitrogen-containing groups were gradually showing their contribution in binding Cu2+ with increasing extractions. This work is very helpful to insight the environmental effects of natural organic matter and the behavior of heavy metals in natural environment.
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- Zhenrui Zhang
- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Tianjin Environment Monitoring Center, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010010, China
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Rotureau E, Waldvogel Y, Pinheiro JP, Farinha JPS, Bihannic I, Présent RM, Duval JFL. Structural effects of soft nanoparticulate ligands on trace metal complexation thermodynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:31711-31724. [PMID: 27841406 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06880d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Metal binding to natural soft colloids is difficult to address due to the inherent heterogeneity of their reactive polyelectrolytic volume and the modifications of their shell structure following changes in e.g. solution pH, salinity or temperature. In this work, we investigate the impacts of temperature- and salinity-mediated modifications of the shell structure of polymeric ligand nanoparticles on the thermodynamics of divalent metal ions Cd(ii)-complexation. The adopted particles consist of a glassy core decorated by a fine-tunable poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) anionic corona. According to synthesis, the charges originating from the metal binding carboxylic moieties supported by the corona chains are located preferentially either in the vicinity of the core or at the outer shell periphery (p(MA-N) and p(N-AA) particles, respectively). Stability constants (KML) of cadmium-nanoparticle complexes are measured under different temperature and salinity conditions using electroanalytical techniques. The obtained KML is clearly impacted by the location of the carboxylic functional groups within the shell as p(MA-N) leads to stronger nanoparticulate Cd complexes than p(N-AA). The dependence of KML on solution salinity for p(N-AA) is shown to be consistent with a binding of Cd to peripheral carboxylic groups driven by Coulombic interactions (Eigen-Fuoss mechanism for ions-pairing) or with particle electrostatic features operating at the edge of the shell Donnan volume. For p(MA-N) particulate ligands, a scenario where metal binding occurs within the intraparticulate Donnan phase correctly reproduces the experimental findings. Careful analysis of electroanalytical data further evidences that complexation of metal ions by core-shell particles significantly differ according to the location and distribution of the metal-binding sites throughout the reactive shell. This complexation heterogeneity is basically enhanced with increasing temperature i.e. upon significant increase of particle shell shrinking, which suggests that the contraction of the reactive phase volume of the particulate ligands promotes cooperative metal binding effects.
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- Elise Rotureau
- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- Centro de Quimica Fisica Molecular and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- CNRS, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France and Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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Aschermann G, Jeihanipour A, Shen J, Mkongo G, Dramas L, Croué JP, Schäfer A. Seasonal variation of organic matter concentration and characteristics in the Maji ya Chai River (Tanzania): Impact on treatability by ultrafiltration. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 101:370-381. [PMID: 27288671 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Many waters in Tanzania exhibit high concentrations of organic matter and dissolved contaminants such as fluoride. Due to bacteria and virus removal, ultrafiltration (UF) is an attractive option for drinking water treatment, and when coupled with adsorbents, may compete with other established processes like nanofiltration (NF) for lower contaminant concentrations. The results presented here examine the characteristics and treatability of tropical natural organic matter (NOM) by UF as a function of seasonal variation. The Tanzanian river Maji ya Chai was sampled monthly during one year. The composition of NOM in Maji ya Chai River is influenced strongly by precipitation. Total organic carbon (TOC), specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) and concentration of allochthonous organics substances (such as humic substances (HS)) are elevated in periods following high precipitation, while TOC is lower and contains more biopolymers in the dry seasons. UF experiments with two regenerated cellulose membranes of different molecular weight cut-off (MWCO, 5 and 10 kDa) were conducted. UF is able to remove 50-95% of TOC with a seasonal variability of 10-20%. Due to the remaining NOM in the water that would contribute to disinfection by-product formation and bacterial regrowth, the physically disinfected water is more applicable for point of use systems than distribution or storage.
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- Geert Aschermann
- Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Water and Environmental Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania(1)
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Water and Environmental Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania(1); School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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- Ngurdoto Defluoridation Research Station, P.O. Box 482, Usa River, Tanzania
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- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Curtin Water Quality Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, Perth WA, Australia
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- Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Water and Environmental Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania(1); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Xu J, Tan W, Xiong J, Wang M, Fang L, Koopal LK. Copper binding to soil fulvic and humic acids: NICA-Donnan modeling and conditional affinity spectra. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 473:141-51. [PMID: 27061366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Binding of Cu(II) to soil fulvic acid (JGFA), soil humic acids (JGHA, JLHA), and lignite-based humic acid (PAHA) was investigated through NICA-Donnan modeling and conditional affinity spectrum (CAS). It is to extend the knowledge of copper binding by soil humic substances (HS) both in respect of enlarging the database of metal ion binding to HS and obtaining a good insight into Cu binding to the functional groups of FA and HA by using the NICA-Donnan model to unravel the intrinsic and conditional affinity spectra. Results showed that Cu binding to HS increased with increasing pH and decreasing ionic strength. The amount of Cu bound to the HAs was larger than the amount bound to JGFA. Milne's generic parameters did not provide satisfactory predictions for the present soil HS samples, while material-specific NICA-Donnan model parameters described and predicted Cu binding to the HS well. Both the 'low' and 'high' concentration fitting procedures indicated a substantial bidentate structure of the Cu complexes with HS. By means of CAS underlying NICA isotherm, which was scarcely used, the nature of the binding at different solution conditions for a given sample and the differences in binding mode were illustrated. It was indicated that carboxylic group played an indispensable role in Cu binding to HS in that the carboxylic CAS had stronger conditional affinity than the phenolic distribution due to its large degree of proton dissociation. The fact was especially true for JGFA and JLHA which contain much larger amount of carboxylic groups, and the occupation of phenolic sites by Cu was negligible. Comparable amounts of carboxylic and phenolic groups on PAHA and JGHA, increased the occupation of phenolic type sites by Cu. The binding strength of PAHA-Cu and JGHA-Cu was stronger than that of JGFA-Cu and JLHA-Cu. The presence of phenolic groups increased the chance of forming more stable complexes, such as the salicylate-Cu or catechol-Cu type structures.
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- Jinling Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China; Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Cornu JY, Denaix L, Lacoste J, Sappin-Didier V, Nguyen C, Schneider A. Impact of temperature on the dynamics of organic matter and on the soil-to-plant transfer of Cd, Zn and Pb in a contaminated agricultural soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:2997-3007. [PMID: 26452657 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5432-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Predicting the soil-to-plant transfer of metals in the context of global warming has become a major issue for food safety. It requires a better understanding of how the temperature alters the bioavailability of metals in cultivated soils. This study focuses on one agricultural soil contaminated by Cd, Zn and Pb. DGT measurements were performed at 10, 20 and 30 °C to assess how the bioavailability of metals was affected by a rise in soil temperature. A lettuce crop was cultivated in the same conditions to determine if the soil-to-plant transfer of metals increased with a rise in soil temperature. A gradual decline in Cd and Zn bioavailability was observed from 10 to 30 °C, which was attributed to more intense complexation of metals in the pore water at higher temperatures. Together with its aromaticity, the affinity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) for metals was indeed suspected to increase with soil temperature. One main output of the present work is a model which satisfactorily explains the thermal-induced changes in the characteristics of DOM reported in Cornu et al. (Geoderma 162:65-70, 2011) by assuming that the mineralization of initial aliphatic compounds followed a first-order reaction, increased with soil temperature according to the Arrhenius law, and due to a priming effect, led to the appearance of aromatic molecules. The soil-to-plant transfer of Cd and Zn was promoted at higher soil temperatures despite a parallel decrease in Cd and Zn bioavailability. This suggests that plant processes affect the soil-to-plant transfer of Cd and Zn the most when the soil temperature rises.
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- Jean-Yves Cornu
- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France.
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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Fujii M, Imaoka A, Yoshimura C, Waite TD. Effects of molecular composition of natural organic matter on ferric iron complexation at circumneutral pH. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:4414-24. [PMID: 24635730 DOI: 10.1021/es405496b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for ferric iron (Fe[III]) complexation by well-characterized humic substances (HS) from various origins were determined by a competitive ligand method with 5-sulfosalicylic acid at circumneutral pH (6.0-8.0) and an ionic strength of ∼0.06 M. The measured Fe binding properties including conditional stability constants and complexation capacities ranged over more than 2 orders of magnitude, depending on the origin and the particular operationally defined fraction of HS examined. Statistical comparison of the complexation parameters to a range of chemical properties of the HS indicated a strong positive correlation between Fe(III) complexation capacity and aromatic carbon content in the HS at all pHs examined. In contrast, the complexation capacity was determined to be up to a few orders of magnitude smaller than the concentration of carboxylic and phenolic groups present. Therefore, specific functional groups including those resident in the proximity of aromatic structures within the HS are likely preferable for Fe(III) coordination under the conditions examined. Overall, our results suggest that the concentration of dissolved Fe(III) complexes in natural waters is substantially influenced by variation in HS characteristics in addition to other well-known factors such as HS concentration and nature and concentration of competing cations present.
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- Manabu Fujii
- Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology , 2-12-1-M1-4 Ookayama, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Serna DD, Ortiz M, Rayson GD. Spectroscopic Comparison of Eu(III) Binding to Various Biosorbents. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2013.839704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Robertson EJ, Beaman DK, Richmond GL. Designated drivers: the differing roles of divalent metal ions in surfactant adsorption at the oil-water interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:15511-15520. [PMID: 24266707 DOI: 10.1021/la403665n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Divalent metal ions play numerous roles in biological, technological, and environmental systems. This study examines the role of a variety of ions, Mg(2+), Ca(2+), Mn(2+), Ni(2+), Cu(2+), and Zn(2+), in the adsorption of sodium decanoate at the carbon tetrachloride-water interface. For all ions studied, the ions drive the adsorption of the surfactant to the interface. Using vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy and the carboxylic acid vibrational modes as a signature for metal ion binding, each metal salt is found to play a distinctly different role in the molecular characteristics of surfactant adsorption at the interface. Additional spectroscopic studies of the methyl and methylene vibrations are monitored to track the ordering of the alkyl chains when metal salts are added to solution. How the metal-surfactant binding impacts the surfactant structure, orientation, and solvation is explored. How these spectroscopic measurements compare with the degree of adsorption as measured by interfacial tension data is presented.
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- Ellen J Robertson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon , Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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Mongin S, Uribe R, Rey-Castro C, Cecília J, Galceran J, Puy J. Limits of the linear accumulation regime of DGT sensors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:10438-10445. [PMID: 23944965 DOI: 10.1021/es400609y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A key question for the practical application of DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin films) as dynamic sensors in the environmental monitoring of trace metals is the influence of pH and dissolved ligands over the linear accumulation regime. Protons compete with metal ions for the binding to the DGT resin sites at relatively low pH, whereas high affinity dissolved ligands compete with resin sites for the binding of metals. Any of the two phenomena can lead to a departure from the linear accumulation regime and an underestimation of the actual species concentration in solution. These effects are studied here through numerical simulation of the diffusion-reaction processes in both gel and resin domains using a detailed chemical model of metal ions and protons interacting with resin sites. Results were tested successfully against experimental data of the Cd-NTA representative system. Charts to delimitate the range of experimental conditions (pH, ligand concentration and strength) where the linear accumulation regime prevails, can be helpful for designing sampling strategies in field conditions. For example, it is foreseen that perturbations of linear regime within 10 h of deployment are negligible above pH 5 and weak complexation (log K' < 0) or above pH 7 and strong complexation (log K' < 3), where K' is the effective stability constant. These plots can also be approximately used for partially labile systems whenever the time is replaced with the product lability degree times t.
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- Sandrine Mongin
- Departament de Química and AGROTECNIO, ‡Departament de Matemàtica, ETSEA, Universitat de Lleida , Rovira Roure 191, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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Thermodynamic parameters for Eu(III) binding to Datura innoxia root material. Biometals 2013; 26:755-62. [PMID: 23873266 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9651-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Plants offer the potential for selective removal and sequestration of toxic heavy metals from contaminated soil. Phytoextraction of metal ions involve their transport through the plant's root system and into its shoots and leaves. This study investigates the thermodynamics of Eu(III) ion chemical interactions with Datura innoxia plant root materials under solution conditions of pH 4.0 and 5.0. Both changes in enthalpies (∆H) and entropies (∆S) of metal binding were elucidated from isotherms collected under varied temperature conditions using regularized regression data analysis and conditional affinity spectra. ∆H values for binding to root materials at pH 4.0 and 5.0 were each calculated to be +30 kJ/mol. Values of ΔS for these same materials were found to be +170 and +153 J/mol K for solution conditions of pH 4.0 and 5.0, respectively. These results suggest binding to the root material to be entropically driven (∆S° > 0 and ΔH > 0) through possible displacement of waters of solvation.
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Shafaei Arvajeh MR, Lehto N, Garmo ØA, Zhang H. Kinetic studies of Ni organic complexes using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) with double binding layers and a dynamic numerical model. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:463-470. [PMID: 23153338 DOI: 10.1021/es301371b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In situ deployments of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) can provide direct information on complex dissociation rates in natural waters. Recent advances in understanding the dynamics of the interactions of metal complexes within DGT devices have highlighted the characteristics of the binding layer, but there are few data to complement these theoretical developments. In this work the penetration into the Chelex binding layer of complexes of Ni with nitrilotriacetic (NTA) and Suwannee River fulvic and humic acids (FA and HA) in solution at pH 7 was investigated by deployment of DGT devices with two sequential binding layers, a "front" and a "back" layer. In Ni-NTA experiments, the masses of Ni bound by the front and back binding layers were similar, as predicted for slowly dissociating complexes. For Ni-FA/HA solutions, a higher mass of Ni was taken up by the front binding layer, consistent with fast dissociation from a high proportion of the binding sites. The ratio of Ni in the front to back binding layers was significantly lower (p < 0.05) for solutions of Ni-HA compared to those of Ni-FA, indicating that Ni-HA complexes are less labile than Ni-FA complexes in similar solutions (FA = 10 mg L(-1) and HA = 8 mg L(-1)). A dynamic numerical model of the complexes in a DGT system was used to estimate the dissociation rate constants that provided the best agreement with the experimental data. Values obtained of 2 ± 0.5 × 10(-4) s(-1) for Ni-NTA and 2.5 × 10(-3) s(-1) for Ni-FA when FA = 20 mg L(-1) and 3.42 × 10(-4) s(-1) for Ni-HA when HA = 8 mg L(-1), could be rationalized with current knowledge of the dynamics of these systems. This approach can improve kinetic information obtainable using DGT and widen the range of considered complex labilities.
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- M R Shafaei Arvajeh
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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Mostofa KMG, Liu CQ, Feng X, Yoshioka T, Vione D, Pan X, Wu F. Complexation of Dissolved Organic Matter with Trace Metal Ions in Natural Waters. PHOTOBIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC MATTER 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32223-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kalinichev AG. Molecular models of natural organic matter and its colloidal aggregation in aqueous solutions: Challenges and opportunities for computer simulations. PURE APPL CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1351/pac-con-12-05-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) is ubiquitous in soil and groundwater, and its aqueous complexation with various inorganic and organic species can strongly affect the speciation, solubility, and toxicity of many elements in the environment. Despite significant geochemical, environmental, and industrial interest, the molecular-scale mechanisms of the physical and chemical processes involving NOM are not yet fully understood. Recent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using relatively simple models of NOM fragments are used here to illustrate the challenges and opportunities for the application of computational molecular modeling techniques to the structural, dynamic, and energetic characterization of metal–NOM complexation and colloidal aggregation in aqueous solutions. The predictions from large-scale MD simulations are in good qualitative agreement with available experimental observations, but also point out the need for simulations at much larger time- and length-scales with more complex NOM models in order to fully capture the diversity of molecular processes involving NOM.
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- Andrey G. Kalinichev
- 1Departments of Chemistry, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Tian X, Li T, Yang K, Xu Y, Lu H, Lin D. Effect of humic acids on physicochemical property and Cd(II) sorption of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 89:1316-1322. [PMID: 22726423 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as a type of superior adsorbents for both organic and inorganic contaminants, are increasingly introduced into the environment. Ubiquitous natural organic matter (NOM) would coat on the released CNTs and change their physicochemical properties and sorption of contaminants. The effects of four sequentially extracted humic acids (HAs, as a model NOM) from a peat soil on the physicochemical properties and Cd(II) sorption of three multiwalled CNTs (MWNTs) with different surface areas were investigated. The MWNTs as purchased with very few oxygen-containing functional groups had relatively low sorption capacities (0.93-1.49 mg g(-1)) for Cd(II) and the sorption capacity increased with increasing surface area of the MWNTs. Surface-coating with the HAs lowered surface areas of the MWNTs but greatly increased their sorption capacities (5.42-18.4 mg g(-1)). The MWNT-bound HAs introduced oxygen-containing functional groups and negative charges to the MWNT surfaces, which could thus increase the apparent sorption of Cd(II) through chemical complexation and electrostatic attraction, respectively. The later-extracted HAs with lower polarity were more favorable for the surface-coating but increased less Cd(II) sorption by the MWNTs. The results are expected to shed light on understanding the underlying mechanism of the effect of NOM on the sorption of heavy metal ions by CNTs.
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- Xiaoli Tian
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Wang Z, Li J, Zhao J, Xing B. Toxicity and internalization of CuO nanoparticles to prokaryotic alga Microcystis aeruginosa as affected by dissolved organic matter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:6032-6040. [PMID: 21671609 DOI: 10.1021/es2010573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This is the first study investigating the toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) to algae in the presence of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Suwannee river fulvic acid (SRFA), a type of DOM, could significantly increase the toxicity of CuO NPs to prokaryotic alga Microcystis aeruginosa. Internalization of CuO NPs was observed for the first time in the intact algal cells using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and the cell uptake was enhanced by SRFA. A fast Fourier transformation (FFT)/inversed FFT (IFFT) process revealed that a main form of intracellular NPs was Cu(2)O, and an intracellular environment may reduce CuO into Cu(2)O. The internalization behavior alone did not seem to pose a hazard to membrane integrity as shown from the flow cytometry data. Elevated CuO nanotoxicity by SRFA was related to a combination of a lesser degree of aggregation, higher Cu(2+) release, and enhanced internalization of CuO NPs.
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- Zhenyu Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Stasicka Z. Transition metal complexes as solar photocatalysts in the environment. ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385904-4.00004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Iskrenova-Tchoukova E, Kalinichev AG, Kirkpatrick RJ. Metal cation complexation with natural organic matter in aqueous solutions: molecular dynamics simulations and potentials of mean force. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:15909-15919. [PMID: 20857966 DOI: 10.1021/la102535n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM, or humic substance) has a known tendency to form colloidal aggregates in aqueous environments, with the composition and concentration of cationic species in solution, pH, temperature, and the composition of the NOM itself playing important roles. Strong interaction of carboxylic groups of NOM with dissolved metal cations is thought to be the leading chemical interaction in NOM supramolecular aggregation. Computational molecular dynamics (MD) study of the interactions of Na(+), Mg(2+), and Ca(2+) with the carboxylic groups of a model NOM fragment and acetate anions in aqueous solutions provides new quantitative insight into the structure, energetics, and dynamics of the interactions of carboxylic groups with metal cations, their association, and the effects of cations on the colloidal aggregation of NOM molecules. Potentials of mean force and the equilibrium constants describing overall ion association and the distribution of metal cations between contact ion pairs and solvent-separated ions pairs were computed from free MD simulations and restrained umbrella sampling calculations. The results provide insight into the local structural environments of metal-carboxylate association and the dynamics of exchange among these sites. All three cations prefer contact ion pair to solvent-separated ion pair coordination, and Na(+) and Ca(2+) show a strong preference for bidentate contact ion pair formation. The average residence time of a Ca(2+) ion in a contact ion pair with the carboxylic groups is of the order of 0.5 ns, whereas the corresponding residence time of a Na(+) ion is only between 0.02 and 0.05 ns. The average residence times of a Ca(2+) ion in a bidentate coordinated contact ion pair vs a monodentate coordinated contact ion pair are about 0.5 and 0.08 ns, respectively. On the 10 ns time scale of our simulations, aggregation of the NOM molecules occurs in the presence of Ca(2+) but not Na(+) or Mg(2+). These results agree with previous experimental observations and are explained by both Ca(2+) ion bridging between NOM molecules and decreased repulsion between the NOM molecules due to the reduced net charge of the NOM-metal complexes. Simulations on a larger scale are needed to further explore the relative importance of the different aggregation mechanisms and the stability of NOM aggregates.
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