Modeling Pb sorption to microporous amorphous oxides as discrete particles and coatings

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Abstract

Hydrous amorphous Al (HAO), Fe (HFO), and Mn (HMO) oxides are ubiquitous in the subsurface as both discrete particles and coatings and exhibit a high affinity for heavy metal contaminants. To assess risks associated with heavy metals, such as Pb, to the surrounding environment and manage remedial activities requires accurate mechanistic models with well-defined transport parameters that represent sorption processes. Experiments were conducted to evaluate Pb sorption to microporous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides, as well as to montmorillonite and HAO-coated montmorillonite. Intraparticle diffusion, a natural attenuating process, was observed to be the rate-limiting mechanism in the sorption process, where best-fit surface diffusivities ranged from 10 -18 to 10 -15 cm 2 s -1. Specifically, diffusivities of Pb sorption to discrete aluminum oxide, aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite, and montmorillonite indicated substrate surface characteristics influence metal mobility where diffusivity increased as affinity decreased. Furthermore, the diffusivity for aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite was consistent with the concentrations of the individual minerals present and their associated particle size distributions. These results suggest that diffusivities for other coated systems can be predicted, and that oxide coatings and montmorillonite are effective sinks for heavy metal ions. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Identifier

9644310208 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2004.08.050

ISSN

00219797

First Page

39

Last Page

48

Issue

1

Volume

281

Grant

DAAE30-98-C-1050

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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