December 1, 2007
Journal Article

A Potentiometric, Spectrophotometric and Pitzer Ion-Interaction Study of Reaction Equilibria in the Aqueous H+-Al3+, H+-Oxalate and H+-Al3+-Oxalate Systems up to 5 mol*dm-3 NaCl

Abstract

Aluminium-oxalate complexation was determined in acidic media of aqueous NaCl solutions ranging from 0.1-5.0 mol•dm-3. Complexation in the H+-Al3+ and H+-Oxalate systems was also studied to provide a set of internally consistent thermodynamic data. The ionic strength dependent formation constants describing the stabilities of the Al3+, AlOH2+, Al3(OH)45+, Al13O4(OH)247+, H2L, HL-, L2-, AlL+, AlL2- and AlL33- species (where L is the oxalate ion) was also described using a Pitzer ion interaction model. The derived parameters can be used to predict chemical speciation in the H+-Al3+-Oxalate system in the 0.1-5.0 mol•dm-3 NaCl range.

Revised: May 6, 2008 | Published: December 1, 2007

Citation

Boily J.F., O. Qafoku, and A.R. Felmy. 2007. A Potentiometric, Spectrophotometric and Pitzer Ion-Interaction Study of Reaction Equilibria in the Aqueous H+-Al3+, H+-Oxalate and H+-Al3+-Oxalate Systems up to 5 mol*dm-3 NaCl. Journal of Solution Chemistry 36, no. 11-12:1727-1743. PNNL-SA-51887. doi:10.1007/s10953-007-9203-9