Comparison of Hematite Coagulation by Charge Screening and Phosphate Adsorption: Differences in Aggregate Structure

Article Article scientifique Article Comparison of Hematite Coagulation by Charge Screening and Phosphate Adsorption: Differences in Aggregate Structure eng 1997 author Chorover Jonathan David 30114 author Zhang Jingwu 28717 author Amistadi Mary Kay author Buffle Jacques 24673 690-708 10.1346/ccmn.1997.0450508 0009-8604 The formation and structure of hematite aggregates were examined by dynamic and static light scattering techniques. A large range in coagulation kinetics was studied by varying either indifferent electrolyte (KCl) concentration or surface complexing anion (H2PO4−) concentration, PT, at pH 6.0 ± 0.1. Diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) was induced by counterion screening at [KCl] > 80 mM or by surface charge neutralization at PT = 31 µM (and ionic strength = 1.0 mM). In DLA, the fractal dimension, df, of aggregates formed by either surface charge neutralization or counterion screening was 1.7 ± 0.1. A reduction in the rate of coagulation in KCl for [KCl] < critical coagulation concentration (CCC) produced an increase in df to 2.1 ± 0.1. For aggregation induced by phosphate adsorption at constant ionic strength, there was no apparent trend in df with coagulation rate. The value of df was consistently less than 1.8 when reaction limited aggregation (RLA) resulted from surface charge neutralization rather than counterion screening. TEM observations of aggregates formed in the presence or absence of phosphate confirm that, when RLA is induced by phosphate adsorption, resulting aggregates are much looser in structure than those formed by counterion screening. The results suggest that the high-affinity binding of phosphate to hematite may result in a nonrandom distribution of surface charge that facilitates the coalescence of positive and negative charge crystal faces. Coagulation Kinetics Fractal Aggregate Hematite Light Scattering Phosphate Adsorption Dewey 540 40 Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée 145 false Clays and clay minerals 45 5 a4a6c6ec-87cd-4460-9525-08c8b9be4f91 Article (Published version) Restricted J.Chorover.pdf 7929957 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée

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