Hf. Ghoneimy et al., ON THE SORPTION OF ANIONS BY FERRIC-OXIDE GEL .1. AQUEOUS-MEDIUM, Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 71(1), 1993, pp. 91-97
Sorption studies of SO42-, Cl-, Br- and NO3- ions on ferric oxide gel
have shown that these ions replace surface OH groups. The particle dif
fusion-controlled exchanges follow mainly the Helfferich first mechani
sm. This situation is different from that in weak-base resins in the s
imilar case of ionization of weakly dissociated groups by reaction wit
h H+ co-ions. The interdiffusion coefficient D(i)BAR decreases in the
order SO42- > Cl- > Br- > NO3-. It was deduced that, at least for SO42
-, the complexing ability with Fe(III) at the gel/water interface is w
eaker than that in solution.