The sorption of silver by poorly crystallized manganese oxides
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Abstract
The sorption of silver by poorly crystallized manganese oxides was studied using synthesized samples of three members of the manganous manganite (birnessite) group, of different chemical composition and crystallinity, and a poorly organized γ-MnO2. All four oxides sorbed significant quantities of silver. The manganous manganites showed the greatest sorption (up to 0.5 moles silver/mole MnOx at pH 7) while the γ-MnO2 showed the least (0.3 moles silver/ mole MnOx at pH 7). Sorption of silver was adequately described by the Langmuir equation over a considerable concentration range. The relationship failed at low pH values and high equilibrium silver concentrations. The sorption capacity showed a direct relationship with pH. However, the rate of increase of sorption capacity decreased at the higher pH values.
Silver sorption maxima. were not directly related to surface area but appeared to vary with the amount of occluded sodium and potassium present in the manganese oxide. The important processes involved in the uptake of silver by the four poorly crystallized manganese oxides ara considered to be surface exchange for manganese, potassium and sodium as well as exchange for structural manganese, potassium and sodium.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The sorption of silver by poorly crystallized manganese oxides |
| Series title | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| DOI | 10.1016/0016-7037(73)90222-6 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 611 |
| Last page | 622 |
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