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Behaviour of Copper in Soils: Adsorption and Complexation Reactions

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Copper in Animal Wastes and Sewage Sludge

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Adsorption of Cu by soils was fitted to the Langmuir’ adsorption equation. The calculated Langmuir parameters b (adsorption maximum) and k (bonding energy coefficient) were closely related to soil characteristics. The presence of 0.01 n CaCl2 reduced Cu adsorption, indicating that Ca2+ competes effectively with Cu2+ for the adsorption sites. The influence of Ph on Cu adsorption was shown by increasing adsorption at higher pH values.

An experimental technique is described, permitting the estimation of the distribution of added Cu in soils as a function of pH. At the actual soil pH only a very small fraction of added Cu remained in solution. A relatively small fraction of retained Cu was exchangeable with 1 n NH4 OAc pH = 7; while some 15 – 25% was extractable with 0.2 n NaOH> which is a measure for Cu bound to organic substances. Soil organic matter may be considered as an important regulator of Cu nobility in soils. Humic acids mainly form insoluble complexes in acid medium and soluble ones in alkaline conditions. Howevers fulvic acid complexes are less stable than the corresponding humates.

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Kiekens, L., Cottenie, A. (1981). Behaviour of Copper in Soils: Adsorption and Complexation Reactions. In: L’Hermite, P., Dehandtschutter, J. (eds) Copper in Animal Wastes and Sewage Sludge. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8503-2_6

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