K. Parida et al., STUDIES ON INDIAN-OCEAN MANGANESE NODULES .4. ADSORPTION OF SOME BIVALENT HEAVY-METAL IONS ONTO FERROMANGANESE NODULES, Journal of colloid and interface science, 181(2), 1996, pp. 456-462
The adsorption behavior of M(2+) ions (M = Cu, Co, Ni, and Pb) onto ma
nganese nodules has been investigated at 3.5 less than or equal to pH
less than or equal to 5,6 (acetate-acetic acid buffer) and 30 less tha
n or equal to T (degrees C) less than or equal to 50. Under identical
conditions the adsorption capacity for different metal ions increased
in the order Ni2+ < CO2+ < Cu2+ < Pb2+. In all cases the extent of ads
orption increased with increasing pH and temperature. The behavior of
various metal ions released from manganese nodules during adsorption h
as also been discussed,(C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.