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Modelling proton and metal binding to humic substances with the NICA–EPN model

Andrea C. Montenegro A , Silvia Orsetti B and Fernando V. Molina A C
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A Instituto de Química Física de Materiales, Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE) and Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.

B Present address: Institut für Geowissenschaften, Zentrum für angewandte Geowissenschaften, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany.

C Corresponding author. E-mail: fmolina@qi.fcen.uba.ar

Environmental Chemistry 11(3) 318-332 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN13214
Submitted: 26 November 2013  Accepted: 7 March 2014   Published: 10 June 2014

Environmental context. The toxicity of metals in the environment is greatly influenced by natural organic matter owing to its ability to bind metals to form complexes that can be immobile and non-bioavailable. Sound mathematical models are important to reliably predict the behaviour of such contaminants, and how they are affected by organic matter and other environmental colloids. Here a new model is discussed and compared with precedent ones.

Abstract. The mathematical modelling of metal cation–natural organic matter interactions is a fundamental tool in predicting the state and fate of pollutants in the environment. In this work, the binding of protons and metal cations to humic substances is modelled applying the Elastic Polyelectrolyte Network (EPN) electrostatic model with the Non-Ideal Competitive Adsorption (NICA) isotherm as the intrinsic part (NICA–EPN model). Literature data of proton and metal binding to humic substances at different pH and ionic strength values are analysed, discussing in depth the model predictions. The NICA–EPN model is found to describe well these phenomena. The electrostatic contribution to the Gibbs free energy of adsorbate–humic interaction in the EPN model is lower than that predicted by the Donnan phase model; the intrinsic mean binding constants for protons and metal cations are generally higher, closer to independent estimations and to the range of acid–base and complexation equilibrium values for common carboxylic acids. The results for metal cations are consistent with recent literature findings. The model predicts shrinking of the humic particles with increased metal binding, as a consequence of net charge decrease.


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