High ionic strength electrokinetics of anatase in the presence of multivalent inorganic ions

Marek Kosmulski, Jarl B. Rosenholm

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Abstract

Shifts in the IEP of anatase induced by various combinations of 1:1 electrolytes (at concentration of 0.5 mol dm-3) and multivalent ions (concentrations in millimolar range) were studied. The high ionic strength enhanced the shift in the IEP of anatase to high pH induced by specific adsorption of barium and suppressed the shift in the IEP of anatase to low pH induced by specific adsorption of phosphate. The ζ potential of anatase at pH 3-5 is nearly zero in the presence of 0.01 mol dm-3 of sulfate at low ionic strength, but it assumes a positive value as high as 15 mV in the presence of 0.5 mol dm-3 NaI at otherwise the same conditions. Apparently, the contribution of 1:1 electrolytes to the surface charging at high ionic strengths is not mere neutralisation of the proton charge. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-126
Number of pages6
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume248
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2004
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Concentrated electrolyte solutions
  • Electric sonic amplitude
  • Isoelectric point
  • Specific adsorption
  • Zeta potential

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