Lability of Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn and Pb complexed by aquatic humic substances

• Autor(a) principal: Castro,G. R.
• Data de Publicação: 2005
• Outros Autores: Padilha,C. C. F., Rocha,J. C., Valente,J. P. S., Florentino,A. de O., Padilha,P. M.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Eclética Química
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702005000200006
• topic: aquatic humic substances; cellulose modified with p-aminobenzoic groups; lability of metal species

The lability of Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Mn(II) and Pb(II) complexed by humic substances (HSs) was investigated by means of ion exchange on cellulose modified with p-aminobenzoic groups (Cell-PAB), using a batch procedure. The HSs were extracted from water samples using adsorption in a column packed with XAD 8 resin. The metal-HS complexes were prepared by adding solutions containing all the aforementioned metal ions ( Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Mn(II) and Pb(II) ). The results indicated that the distribution coefficients (Kd) of Cell-PAB decreased with the presence of HSs, and that the lability of metal fractions complexed by HSs decreases in pH values > 4.0, complexation time > 10 h and HS concentration > 500 mg L-1. The metal exchange between HSs and Cell-PAB exhibited the following order of metal ion lability: Cd < Pb < Mn <FONT FACE=Symbol>@</FONT> Cr < Cu.