Spectral approach to binding between metals and dissolved organic matter from a biological wastewater treatment plant

  • Juan Xu
  • , Guoping Sheng*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The interactions between three metals (Cu2+, Fe3+, and Al3+) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) from the effluent of the secondary sedimentation tank of wastewater treatment plant were investigated using three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence quenching coupled with self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition (SWATLD) analysis. Two main components in the DOM were identified by the EEM analysis: proteins at E x /E m (230-235/345-350) nm and humic-like substances at E x /E m (340-350/425-430) nm. The conditional stability constant (log K c) was calculated to evaluate the metal complexing properties of DOM by Ryan-Weber model. The two components in DOM were strong ligands for the three metals based on the conditional stability constants, with an order of Cu2+ > Al3+ > Fe3+. Results indicated that the DOM played an important role in the environmental behavior of metals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages949-952
Number of pages4
Volume9789400756342
ISBN (Electronic)9789400756342
ISBN (Print)940075633X, 9789400756335
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
  • Excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy
  • Metal binding
  • Self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition (SWATLD)

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