REACTIONS OF IRON HYDROUS OXIDE WITH WYOMING BENTONITE

1968 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Clark ◽  
W. E. Nichol

Iron hydrous oxides were precipitated in Wyoming bentonite suspensions. With these preparations, close agreement was obtained between experimental corrected lime-potential and base saturation values and the titration curve calculated for the Wyoming bentonite-Fe hydrous oxide system, if (a) the exchangeable cations were extracted with NaNO3, (b) titration was used to determine the sum of trivalent ions extracted and (c) Fe and Al were considered to be equivalent exchangeable cations. The sum of cations extracted with NaNO3, therefore, was used as a measure of the effective cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the clay preparations containing excess iron oxides.The effective CEC's were low after short reaction intervals, but increased rapidly with time and were approaching the original CEC of the clay. The extent to which the CEC may have been reduced initially could not be determined because charged polynuclear hydroxy Fe complexes were present on the exchange complex. The fact that these complexes disappeared by 2 weeks and that the CEC values were approaching the original value clearly show that the Fe hydrous oxide clay complexes were not stable. Because of this and the low pH values at which the complexes were formed, the existence of Fe hydrous oxide-clay complexes in most natural soils was considered unlikely.

1968 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Clark ◽  
W. E. Nichol

Heating in hydrogen peroxide, dilute oxalic acid, and dilute aluminum oxalate did not change the effective cation exchange capacity (CEC) or the pH-7 CEC of Wyoming bentonite and Alberni clay soil containing excess Al(OH)x. This indicated that treatment of soils with H2O2 to oxidize organic matter and the possible production of oxalates during oxidation did not change the CEC values of the inorganic fraction of soils even if some clay exchange sites were blocked by hydrous oxides of Al.With soils of pH less than approximately 5.4, oxidation of organic matter did not change the effective CECs although the pH-7 CEC values were decreased. Thus, organic matter in acid soils appeared to have little or no effective CEC. Because of this and the negligible effect of H2O2 oxidation on the CEC values of clays, the difference of the pH-7 CEC of soils before and after H2O2 oxidation provided a simple means of estimating the amount of organic pH-dependent CEC in acid soils.The amount of organically derived pH-dependent CEC was determined in a number of soils by means of peroxide oxidation. The technique provided a useful indication of the quantities of sesquioxide–organic matter complexes accumulated in medium- and fine-textured soils.


1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2089-2094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Svoboda ◽  
Leona Čáňová

The effect of pH and ionic strength on the exchange capacity of sorbents based on modified bead cellulose was examined for the sorption of Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions. Ion exchange of these cations in aqueous solutions is nonselective on Ostsorb SA-5, which is cellulose containing functional groups based on H-acid. The medium acidic Ostsorb P cation exchanger with functional groups formed by the phosphoric acid fragment, on the other hand, sorbs lead, and to a lesser extent also cadmium, also at high ionic strengths of the medium even at low pH values.


1965 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Clark

A study was made of techniques for the measurement of soil pH and corrected lime potential and for the extraction of exchangeable cations from soils. The experiments showed that in order to obtain stable and reliable pH values and ion concentrations it was necessary to equilibrate the soil samples in CaCl2 (0.005 to 0.02 M) for 4 to 5 days. After the soil was washed twice with water, the exchangeable cations were extracted from the equilibrated samples by shaking for 16 to 24 hours with 100 ml 2 N NaCl for 0.5 to 2.5 meq of exchangeable cations. In order to obtain reliable values for exchangeable Al with the soils studied, it was necessary to use a colorimetric method instead of titration with NaOH. When these precautions were observed the relation between corrected lime potential and percent base saturation for a number of soils agreed within reasonable experimental error with the theoretical one obtained for Wyoming bentonite.


Soil Research ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
GP Gillman

The cation exchange capacity of six surface soils from north Queensland and Hawaii has been measured over a range of pH values (4-6) and ionic strength values (0.003-0.05). The results show that for variable charge soils, modest changes in electrolyte ionic strength are as important in their effect on caton exchange capacity as are changes in pH values.


2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 3406-3412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gino Vrancken ◽  
Luc De Vuyst ◽  
Tom Rimaux ◽  
Joke Allemeersch ◽  
Stefan Weckx

ABSTRACTSourdough is a very competitive and challenging environment for microorganisms. Usually, a stable microbiota composed of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts dominates this ecosystem. Although sourdough is rich in carbohydrates, thus providing an ideal environment for microorganisms to grow, its low pH presents a particular challenge. The nature of the adaptation to this low pH was investigated forLactobacillus plantarumIMDO 130201, an isolate from a laboratory wheat sourdough fermentation. Batch fermentations were carried out in wheat sourdough simulation medium, and total RNA was isolated from mid-exponential-growth-phase cultures, followed by differential gene expression analysis using a LAB functional gene microarray. At low pH values, an increased expression of genes involved in peptide and amino acid metabolism was found as well as that of genes involved in plantaricin production and lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis. The results highlight cellular mechanisms that allowL. plantarumto function at a low environmental pH.


1970 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 874-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao YOTSUYANAGI ◽  
Katsumi GOTO ◽  
Masaichi NAGAYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Low Ph ◽  

2018 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezequiel Dantas ◽  
Fernando Erra Díaz ◽  
Pehuén Pereyra Gerber ◽  
Augusto Varese ◽  
Diana Alicia Jerusalinsky ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTHistidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) is an abundant plasma protein with a multidomain structure, allowing its interaction with many ligands, including phospholipids, plasminogen, fibrinogen, IgG antibodies, and heparan sulfate. HRG has been shown to regulate different biological responses, such as angiogenesis, coagulation, and fibrinolysis. Here, we found that HRG almost completely abrogated the infection of Ghost cells, Jurkat cells, CD4+T cells, and macrophages by HIV-1 at a low pH (range, 6.5 to 5.5) but not at a neutral pH. HRG was shown to interact with the heparan sulfate expressed by target cells, inhibiting an early postbinding step associated with HIV-1 infection. More importantly, by acting on the viral particle itself, HRG induced a deleterious effect, which reduces viral infectivity. Because cervicovaginal secretions in healthy women show low pH values, even after semen deposition, our observations suggest that HRG might represent a constitutive defense mechanism in the vaginal mucosa. Of note, low pH also enabled HRG to inhibit the infection of HEp-2 cells and Vero cells by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), respectively, suggesting that HRG might display broad antiviral activity under acidic conditions.IMPORTANCEVaginal intercourse represents a high-risk route for HIV-1 transmission. The efficiency of male-to-female HIV-1 transmission has been estimated to be 1 in every 1,000 episodes of sexual intercourse, reflecting the high degree of protection conferred by the genital mucosa. However, the contribution of different host factors to the protection against HIV-1 at mucosal surfaces remains poorly defined. Here, we report for the first time that acidic values of pH enable the plasma protein histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) to strongly inhibit HIV-1 infection. Because cervicovaginal secretions usually show low pH values, our observations suggest that HRG might represent a constitutive antiviral mechanism in the vaginal mucosa. Interestingly, infection by other viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus and herpes simplex virus 2, was also markedly inhibited by HRG at low pH values, suggesting that extracellular acidosis enables HRG to display broad antiviral activity.


2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melicia Cintia Galdeano ◽  
Allan Eduardo Wilhelm ◽  
Isabella Borges Goulart ◽  
Renata Valeriano Tonon ◽  
Otniel Freitas-Silva ◽  
...  

Abstract Ozone has been used for many years to disinfect water due to its oxidizing potential. Since it decomposes quickly into molecular oxygen, leaving no residue, it has important advantages for use. The decomposition of ozone is affected by the temperature and pH of the medium, low pH values and temperatures increasing its half-life, which can result in more efficient disinfection. With the objective of increasing the effectiveness of ozonation, this study investigated the effect of temperature (8 ºC and 25 °C) and pH (3.0 and 6.0) of the water on the saturation time and gas concentration, employing two initial gas concentrations (13.3 and 22.3 mg L-1). The concentration of ozone saturation increased as the temperature and pH of the medium decreased, as also with the higher initial gas concentration ( C0). The highest saturation concentrations were obtained at pH 3.0 and 8 °C (4.50 and 8.03 mg L-1 with C0 of 13.3 and 22.3 mg L-1, respectively). This higher ozone content could result in greater decontamination efficiency of the food products washed with this water.


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