Affiliation:
1. Department of Physical Education and Health, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Akademicka 2, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Abstract
The adsorption of divalent ions on metal oxides is controlled by the pH of a solution. It is commonly assumed that this is a reversible process for pH changes. However, there are reports that the sorption of ions on oxides may not be reversible. To verify this, we used potentiometric titration, ion-selective electrodes (ISEs), and electrokinetic measurements to examine the reversibility of the adsorption of hydrogen ions and three metal ions (Ca2+, Cu2+, and Fe2+) on TiO2. The ferrous ion was used as a reference because its adsorption is entirely irreversible. The surface charge determined by potentiometric titration and the adsorption edges measured using ISE indicate that the adsorption of copper ions is reversible with changes in pH. In the case of calcium ions, the results suggest a certain degree of irreversibility. There are apparent differences in the electrokinetic potential data obtained during titration with base and acid, which suggests that the adsorption is irreversible. We have explained this contradiction by considering the complex and dynamic nature of electrophoretic mobility. In our opinion, potentiometric titration may be the simplest and most reliable method for assessing the reversibility of multivalent ion adsorption.
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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