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Influence of the ionic strength and solid/solution ratio on Ca(II)-for-Na+ exchange on montmorillonite. Part 2: Understanding the effect of the m/V ratio. Implications for pore water composition and element transport in natural media

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The aim of the present paper is to clarify previous results [1] showing that selectivity coefficients determined for the exchange of Na+ for Ca2+ in montmorillonite were dependent on the solid/solution ratio. The organization of montmorillonite suspensions upon Na+/Ca(II) exchange was analyzed by combining optical microscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray diffraction. All samples displayed flocculated characteristics, eliminating the possibility of contrasting accessibility of sorption sites with the solid/ solution ratio. Modeling of experimental X-ray diffraction patterns was used to quantify the relative proportions of interlayer Ca2+ and Na+ cations along the exchange isotherm. The results further confirmed the influence of the solid/solution ratio on the degree of interlayer Ca(II)-for-Na+ exchange, and specific selectivity coefficients for interlayer sites were determined. The effect of the solid/solution ratio was finally interpreted by the resulting local changes in the solution chemistry. We demonstrated that by accounting for the Donnan effect, the different data can be interpreted using a single selectivity coefficient. The obtained Kc constant was successfully applied to interpret existing hydrogeochemical data on a natural aquitard. This most likely represents a more constrained and valid approach for the modeling of reactive element transport in natural media than does the poorly defined Kd parameter.

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hal-00750859 , version 1 (12-11-2012)

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E. Tertre, E. Ferrage, I. Bihannic, L.J. Michot, D. Pret. Influence of the ionic strength and solid/solution ratio on Ca(II)-for-Na+ exchange on montmorillonite. Part 2: Understanding the effect of the m/V ratio. Implications for pore water composition and element transport in natural media. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2011, 363, pp.334-347. ⟨10.1016/j.jcis.2011.07.003⟩. ⟨hal-00750859⟩
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