| Mineral: |
Kaolinite |
| Reference: |
AJW98 |
| SCM Type: |
CC - Constant Capacitance
(C1: 2.2 F/m2) |
| Ionic Strength: |
0.005 mol/L of
KNO3
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| Site Type: |
Cation exchange site |
| PZC: |
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| pK1: |
3.25 |
pK1°I=0 (Conversion to I = 0): |
3.22 |
pK12.31 nm−2 (normalized): |
2.99 |
| pK2: |
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pK2°I=0 (Conversion to I = 0): |
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| Site Density in nm-2: |
1.2646 |
| Original Site Density: |
2.1 µmol / m² surface
|
| Solid/Liquid Ratio in g/L: |
6.38 |
| pH Range: |
3.5-9.5 |
| Temperature in K: |
283.15 |
| Method for Site Density: |
Sorption Isotherms |
| Method for Protolysis: | Potentiometric Titration |
| Fit Method: | FITEQL |
| Comment: |
2 distinct populations of adsorption sites on the kaolinite surface: relatively sparse ion-exchange sites on the siloxane faces XH (significant adsorption between pH 3 and 5) and more closely spaced variable-charge hydroxyl sites SOH (probably aluminol groups at crystal edges); total SSD=5.5µmol/m^2: {SOH} = 2.9+-0.1 µmol/m2 and {X-} = 2.1+-0.1 µmol/m2; cation exchange on the siloxane faces =SiH + K+ = =SiK + H+: titration with 0.1M HNO3 and 0.1M NaOH |
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