TY - JOUR
T1 - Kinetics of Trace Metal Complexation
T2 - Role of Alkaline-Earth Metals
AU - Herlngf, Janet G.
AU - Morel, Francois M. M.
PY - 1988/12/1
Y1 - 1988/12/1
N2 - The rate of reaction of inorganic copper with the model ligand ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is significantly retarded in the presence of calcium at seawater concentrations. The (pseudo-first-order) half-life for inorganic copper reacting with EDTA in seawater is ̰2 h at 10-7M EDTA. This kinetic hindrance to the formation of the thermodynamically favored CuEDTA species results from several factors: (1) the preponderance of the calcium complex in the speciation of EDTA, (2) the competition of calcium and copper for reaction with any free EDTA formed by the dissociation of CaEDTA, and (3) the slow kinetics of direct attack of copper on CaEDTA compared to reaction with free or protonated EDTA species. If metal-complexing agents in natural waters behave as discrete ligands, then the reaction of a metal at strong binding sites may also be kinetically hindered at high alkaline-earth concentrations. In contrast with the reaction of EDTA, however, the rate of complexation of copper by humic acid is not observably affected by high calcium concentrations.
AB - The rate of reaction of inorganic copper with the model ligand ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is significantly retarded in the presence of calcium at seawater concentrations. The (pseudo-first-order) half-life for inorganic copper reacting with EDTA in seawater is ̰2 h at 10-7M EDTA. This kinetic hindrance to the formation of the thermodynamically favored CuEDTA species results from several factors: (1) the preponderance of the calcium complex in the speciation of EDTA, (2) the competition of calcium and copper for reaction with any free EDTA formed by the dissociation of CaEDTA, and (3) the slow kinetics of direct attack of copper on CaEDTA compared to reaction with free or protonated EDTA species. If metal-complexing agents in natural waters behave as discrete ligands, then the reaction of a metal at strong binding sites may also be kinetically hindered at high alkaline-earth concentrations. In contrast with the reaction of EDTA, however, the rate of complexation of copper by humic acid is not observably affected by high calcium concentrations.
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U2 - 10.1021/es00177a014
DO - 10.1021/es00177a014
M3 - Article
C2 - 22200476
AN - SCOPUS:0024233185
VL - 22
SP - 1469
EP - 1478
JO - Environmental Science & Technology
JF - Environmental Science & Technology
SN - 0013-936X
IS - 12
ER -