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Structural study of the incorporation of heavy metals into solid phase formed during the oxidation of EDTA by permanganate at high pH

  • University of Washington

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Abstract

Properties of solid phases formed during the oxidation of EDTA by permanganate in a high-pH, high-ionic strength solution, and the retention of Cu2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ by them were examined. Morphologically, the solids were agglomerates of particles with sizes <100 nm. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) analysis indicated that these particles were birnessite. Its precipitation was accompanied by the removal of Zn 2+ and Cu2+ released as a result of the breakdown of their complexes with EDTA. However, Ni2+ was not removed from the supernatant. Cu2+ was strongly bound by birnessite and exhibited little mobility in the pH range from 3 to 14. Zn2+ was more mobile, especially at pH > 12. XAS showed that Cu2+ binding sites were located within MnO6 octahedra-comprised sheets that constitute birnessite while Zn2+ was positioned between them.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2560-2565
Number of pages6
JournalEnvironmental Science and Technology
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2007

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