Characteristics of adsorption interactions of cadmium(II) onto humin from peat soil in freshwater and seawater media

Roy Andreas, Jing Zhang*

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Abstract

The present study examined Cd solubility in pH 2-12 fresh and seawater media with and without humin to determine Cd species composition. The study, based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics model, was conducted to determine the kinetic parameters of Cd(II) adsorption onto humin. We employed the Langmuir and Freundlich models to derive thermodynamic parameters. Aquo (Cd(H 2O) 6 2+) and chloro- (CdCl+ and CdCl2) complexes were responsible for Cd(II) adsorption onto humin. Results showed Cd as Cd(II) and Cd(H2O) 6 +2 was water soluble at 2 < pH < 7; with a portion of the soluble Cd precipitating as Cd(OH)2. The Cd(II) rate constant (k) in freshwater was 0.5 × 10-3 (min-1), occurring in a single phase, while in seawater fast and slow phase values for k were 31.88 × 10 -3 and 6.2 × 10-3 (min-1), respectively. The adsorption curves showed a better fit with the Langmuir than the Freundlich model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)352-357
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume92
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014/03

Keywords

  • Cadmium (II)
  • Freshwater media
  • Humin
  • Seawater media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Toxicology
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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