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Sorption of Cadmium(II) and Zinc(II) from Aqueous Solution by Water Treatment Residuals at Different pH Values

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Here, we report on the ability of two different water treatment residues, a Fe-based (Fe-WTR) and an Al-based (Al-WTR) ones, to accumulate Cd(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions at different pH values (pH 4.5, 5.5, and 7.0). Fe-WTR showed a greater Zn(II) and Cd(II) sorption capacity than Al-WTR at all the pH values investigated, in particular at pH 7.0 (e.g., ∼0.200 and ∼0.100 mmol g−1 of Me(II) sorbed by Fe- and Al-WTR at pH 7.0, respectively). The greater capacity of the Fe-WTR to accumulate Me(II) seems to be linked to its higher content of iron and manganese ions and to its higher CEC value compared to Al-WTR. The role of the inorganic and organic fractions of WTRs in metal sorption was also assessed. A higher affinity of Cd(II) with respect to Zn(II) toward functional groups of the organic matter of both WTRs was observed, while Zn(II) showed a stronger association with the inorganic phases. The sorption of both metal ions appeared mainly governed by the formation of inner-sphere surface complexes with the inorganic and organic phases of WTRs, as suggested by the sequential extraction data.

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The financial support of Regione Sardegna (L.R. 7/2007 Progetti di ricerca di base- Bando 2012) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Margherita Silvetti, Paola Castaldi, Giovanni Garau, Daniela Demurtas & Salvatore Deiana

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Silvetti, M., Castaldi, P., Garau, G. et al. Sorption of Cadmium(II) and Zinc(II) from Aqueous Solution by Water Treatment Residuals at Different pH Values. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 313 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2578-0

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