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Batch experiments were conducted to investigate cadmium(II) (Cd(II)) adsorption by two variable-charge soils (an Oxisol and an Ultisol) as influenced by the presence of pectin. When pectin dosage was less than 30 g kg−1, the increase in Cd(II) adsorption with the increasing dose of pectin was greater than that when the pectin dosage was >30 g kg−1. Although both Langmuir and Freundlich equations fitted the adsorption isotherms of Cd(II) and electrostatic adsorption data of Cd(II) by the two soils well, the Langmuir equation showed a better fit. The increase in the maximum total adsorption of Cd(II) induced by pectin was almost equal in both the soils, whereas the increase in the maximum electrostatic adsorption of Cd(II) was greater in the Oxisol than in the Ultisol because the former contained greater amounts of free Fe/Al oxides than the latter, which, in turn, led to a greater increase in the negative charge on the Oxisol. Therefore, the presence of pectin induced the increase in Cd(II) adsorption by the variable-charge soils mainly through the electrostatic mechanism. Pectin increased the adsorption of Cd(II) by the variable-charge soils and thus decreased the activity and mobility of Cd(II) in these soils.
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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41230855 and 31270664) and the Doctorate Fellowship Foundation of Nanjing Forestry University and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
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Wang, Rh., Zhu, Xf., Qian, W. et al. Adsorption of Cd(II) by two variable-charge soils in the presence of pectin. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 12976–12982 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6465-z
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