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Table 3 Surface area, maximum adsorption capacity and maximum adsorption densities values for iron oxides

From: The effect of pH and ionic strength on the adsorption of glyphosate onto ferrihydrite

Mineral

SA (m2 g−1)

MAC (mg g−1)

MAD (µmol m−2)

Adsorption conditions

References

Ferrihydrite 6 line

234

54.88a

1.39a

NaCl 0.10 mol L−1, pH 5.0

This work

Ferrihydrite 6 line

234

32.83a

0.83a

NaCl 0.01 mol L−1, pH 5.0

This work

Ferrihydrite 2 line

343

107a

1.85a

KCl 0.10 mol L−1, pH 7.0

[16]

Hematite

33

14.5a

2.61a

KCl 0.10 mol L−1, pH 7.0

[16]

Hematite

11.1

6.31b

3.36b

pH 4.5

[13]

Hematite

11.1

7.89b

4.21b

pH 7.0

[13]

Goethite

50.7

16.3b

1.90b

pH 4.5

[13]

Goethite

50.7

21.6b

2.52b

pH 7.0

[13]

Goethite

40

10.1c

1.50c

KCl 0.010 mol L−1, pH 7.0

[15]

Goethite

40

11.8c

1.75c

KCl 0.10 mol L−1, pH 7.0

[15]

Goethite

40

11.8c

1.75c

Ca(Cl)2 0.01 mol L−1, pH 7.0

[15]

Goethite

60

21.3a

2.10a

NaCl 0.01 mol L−1, pH 5.0

[19]

Goethite

60

17.2a

1.70a

NaCl 0.01 mol L−1, pH 7.2

[19]

  1. SA surface area, MAC maximum adsorption capacity, MAD maximum adsorption densities
  2. aLangmuir isotherm, bFreundlich isotherm, c initial concentration 2.5 mL of 80 mmol L−1 of glyphosate